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There are many people in need of fellowship and who are sitting at home on the Sabbath with no one to talk to or debate with. I want to encourage all of you to join us on Shabbat, and to invite others to come and join us as well. If the time is not convenient then you can listen to the teaching and the midrash after on our YouTube channel.

What are we doing and why do we teach this way?

We are going to discuss both sides of an issue and then let you choose. It is the work of the Ruach (Spirit) to direct and to teach you.

The medieval commentator Rashi wrote that the Hebrew word for wrestle (avek) implies that Jacob was “tied”, for the same word is used to describe knotted fringes in a Jewish prayer shawl, the tzitzityot. Rashi says, “thus is the manner of two people who struggle to overthrow each other, that one embraces the other and knots him with his arms”.

Our intellectual wrestling has been replaced by a different kind of struggle. We are wrestling with Yehovah as we grapple with His Word. It is an intimate act, symbolizing a relationship in which Yehovah and you and I are bound together. My wrestling is a struggle to discover what Yehovah expects of us, and we are “tied” to the One who assists us in that struggle.

Today, many say Israel means “Champion of God”, or better — the “Wrestler of God”.

Our Torah sessions each Shabbat teaches you and encourages you to constantly challenge, question, argue against, as well as view alternative views and explanations of the Word. In other words, we are to “wrestle with the Word” to get to the truth. Jews worldwide believe that you need to wrestle with the Word and constantly challenge Dogma, Theology, and views or else you will never get to the Truth.

We are not like most churches where “The preacher talks and everyone listens.” We encourage everyone to participate, to question and to contribute what they know on the subject being discussed. We want you to be a champion wrestler of the Word of Yehovah. We want you to wear the title of Israel, knowing that you not only know but are capable of explaining why you know the Torah to be true with logic and facts.

We have a few rules though. Let others talk and listen. There is no discussion about UFO’s, Nephilim, Vaccines or conspiracy-type subjects. We have people from around the world with different world views. Not everyone cares who is the President of any particular country. Treat each other with respect as fellow wrestlers of the word. Some of our subjects are hard to understand and require you to be mature and if you do not know, then listen to gain knowledge and understanding and hopefully wisdom. The very things you are commanded to ask Yehovah for and He gives to those who ask.

Jas 1:5  But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him.

We hope you can invite those who want to keep Torah to come and join us by hitting the link below. It is almost like a Torah teaching fellowship talk show with people from around the world taking part and sharing their insights and understandings.

We start off with some music and then some prayers and it’s as though you were sitting around the kitchen back in Newfoundland having a cup of coffee and all of us enjoying each other’s company. I hope you will grace us with your company someday.

Sabbath services begin at 12:30 PM EDT where we will be doing prayers, songs and teaching from this hour.

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The Perpetual Calendar

We have available from our website a calendar you can use to keep track of the days of the month based on when the barley is ripe and when the moon is sighted. All you have to do is download it. https://sightedmoon.com/perpetual-calendar/

With the new year about to begin, you can learn about the calendar as you record it. This is a great tool to have and it is free to anyone who wants it.

SightedMoon Sukkot 2025

We are planning to have a SightedMoon.com Feast site this Sukkot at Cleftrock Kentucky. There are a limited number of places available, and if this is of interest to you, then please contact Ella Morgan to help in the organizing, set-up, and activities. You need to contact Ella ASAP and reserve a spot. There are 55 places available, and you need to make a $100 deposit by April 11 and the final payment by August 15.

Contact grannyella44@gmail.com, and you can check out the site at https://cleftrock.org. The Noah’s Ark site is just over an hour’s drive away. More info will come, but it’s time to sign up ASAP. Sukkot will be from September 8 to September 15, with check-in on September 7 and check-out on September 16.

Barley Searchers Wanted 2026

We are sending out a feeler for those of you who want to come to Israel in from approximately February 23, 2026 to March 9 2026. The potential Wave Sheaf Day is March 8, 2026. We will be looking for the Barley. If we get to do any tours on the side we will take some of them in. But this is a working group searching for the barley. If we find any then Passover will be about March 5, 2026 and we will keep Passover together at that time. 

Please let me know so we can begin making some housing and transportation plans. Write me at admin@sightedmoon.com

What Is A Genizah?

Eating Chammaschith From the Genizah

In our bible, many of you have made a big deal out of this one word and have totally missed the meaning being put forward to you. It is the word sorceries and is G5331 and in greek is pronounced as pharmakeia. Here are two verses it is found in.

Galatians 5:20  Idolatry, G1495  witchcraft, G5331  hatred, G2189  variance, G2054  emulations, G2205  wrath, G2372  strife, G2052  seditions, G1370  heresies, G139

Rev 18:23 And G2532  the light G5457  of a candle G3088  shall shine G5316  no more at all G2089 G3364  in G1722  thee; G4671  and G2532  the voice G5456  of the bridegroom G3566  and G2532  of the bride G3565  shall be heard G191  no more at all G2089 G3364  in G1722  thee: G4671  for G3754  thy G4675  merchants G1713  were G2258  the G3588  great men G3175  of the G3588  earth; G1093  for G3754  by G1722  thy G4675  sorceries G5331  were all G3956  nations G1484  deceived. G4105

From this many of you assume that all drugs made in a pharmacy is witchcraft and to be avoided. And this became the big hullabaloo over the vaccines during the COVID pandemic.

So just read the verse again and insert the current misunderstood word. Instead of saying “for by your sorceries were all you nations deceived” say, For by your druggist or pharmacies or modern medicines were all the nations deceived. This is absolutely ludicrous. That is not what Yehovah is conveying to you. Notice what Thayer has to say about this word and take note of #4.

G5331   (Thayer) φαρμακεία pharmakeia

Thayer Definition:

1) the use or the administering of drugs

2) poisoning

3) sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it

4) metaphorically the deceptions and seductions of idolatry

It is the mixing of religious ideologies. The worship of false gods and pagan worship is the mixing of it with the worship of Yehovah and thinking it is all good. Covering all the bases as it were. Or it is believing all roads lead to Yehovah. This is utterly false and it is an abomination.

Let’s look at this word in the Old Testament. In 1 Samuel, Saul did not obey the commands of Yehovah and read how Samuel rebuked him.

1Sa 15:19 Why then did you not obey the voice of Jehovah? Why did you fly on the spoil and do evil in the sight of Jehovah?

1Sa 15:20 And Saul said to Samuel, Yes, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have completely destroyed the Amalekites.

1Sa 15:21 But the people took from the spoil, of the flocks and herd, the best of the things devoted to sacrifice to Jehovah your God in Gilgal.

1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, Does Jehovah delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice! To listen is better than the fat of rams!

1Sa 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idol-worship. Because you have rejected the Word of Jehovah, He has also rejected you from being king!

Like Saul, many of you also say, “Yes, we have obeyed the voice of Yehovah, and follow His Commandments.” Samuel says to him that his rebellion at not obeying is like the sin of witchcraft, and he associated this sin with idol worship. Idol Worship? Saul did not obey Yehovah’s commands, and that is likened to idol worship.

At first, Saul did as God commanded him: “Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt” (verse 7). Yet, for some reason—perhaps it was a personal or political aversion to slaying a fellow king—”Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them” (verse 9). For this act of disobedience, God rejected Saul as king over Israel (verses 11, 23, 26), and in the process of time, gave the throne to David.

There is a bit of irony in the fact that, when questioned about sparing Agag and the livestock, Saul frames his disobedience as a way to honor God: “[The people] have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed” (verse 15). The prophet Samuel, justifiably, tells him to shut up.

After some back and forth, in which Saul doubles down on his excuse, Samuel explains why the king’s disobedience was such a great sin in the eyes of God:

Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft [or divination], and stubbornness [or defiance] is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king. (I Samuel 15:22-23)

Saul had convinced himself that God would accept an extravagant offering of animal flesh, bestowing on Him great honor and glory for their victory over the Amalekites, in place of his simply doing what He said. Put another way, the king had prioritized a pious demonstration of worship (read, appeasing gift) over obedience. Samuel’s inspired response is essentially, “Sorry, Saul, but you got it completely backward!”

As the prophet says, “To obey is better than sacrifice” (see Mark 12:33). God looks more favorably on a person who takes His Word at face value and single-mindedly follows its direction than on someone who blithely excuses his failures and reframes them as “opportunities” to bring God glory. This latter attitude is perilously close to the apostle Paul’s rhetorical question, “Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?” (Romans 6:1).

The explanation for Samuel’s declaration of God’s priorities appears in I Samuel 15:23: “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” Not doing as God says is not merely disobedience but rebellion: “open opposition toward a person or group in authority,” as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it. In other words, it is a manifestation of an individual’s active, anti-God nature. Disobedience to God’s commands puts a person on the wrong side of the battle line dividing right from wrong. Such a one may as well have taken up arms against God!

His comparison of rebellion to witchcraft can seem strange at first, since insurrection and sorcery appear to have little in common. However, the comparison is not focused on the kinds of sin they represent but on their magnitude: Rebellion is just as bad as witchcraft. Disregarding God’s clear commands is just as spiritually dangerous as getting involved in demonism. In fact, rebellion is one of the demons’ great sins. Both rebellion and divination lead a person away from God, and without repentance, open a place for him in the camp of the demons. This is why God rejected Saul as king over His people. He would not have a declared enemy ruling over Israel.

How many of you are the same as Saul? You obey at first but then change the Torah or those things Yehovah commands us to do, to suit your way of thinking.

We have another example of the word witchcraft, but it does not use the word witchcraft. You must look at the story and understand it. Then, as now, there was no king over Israel, and every man did what was right in his own eyes.

It is the story of Micah in the book of Judges.

 Jdg 17:3  And when he had given back the eleven hundred of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly given the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son to make a graven image and a molten image. And now I am giving it to you.

Jdg 17:4  And he gave the money back to his mother. And his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a refiner, who made of it an engraved image and a molten image. And they were in the house of Micah.

Jdg 17:5  And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and household gods, and anointed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Jdg 17:6  In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his eyes.

This is the story of Micah, who is not the prophet Micah from Morasthite in the book of Micah.

This Micah stole some money from his mom, repented, and returned it to her. In return, his mom consecrated the silver to the Lord to make an idol. This idol was joined by several other ‘worship items,’ and a Levite was hired to be Micah’s priest. Then, Micah’s shrine and priest were stolen by the tribe of Dan. And they became an object of worship for that whole tribe.

This story shows how they merged the worship of Yehovah with pagan practices. It is just reported as a historical event with no indication that this was a problem. The only indication that something was wrong was the phrase, “In those days, there was no king, and everyone did what they thought right.” So it would appear that Micah and the others in this story did not see anything wrong in their actions.

How guilty are we of doing what Micah did? Mixing the worship of Yehovah with idolatry and never even realizing what we are doing? Most of us would probably vehemently deny that we are guilty of such a thing. But idols take many different forms.

This week, we are exposing the false worship of Yehovah by those who use the Enochian, also known as the Jubilee, and Zadok Calendar.

These various names are all used for the same system. They had remained “Buried” in history until their remains were found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls between 1946 and 1956 in various caves around Qumran.

Sacha Stern wrote the following about the Enoch and Jubilee Calendars in his book CALENDAR AND COMMUNITY, A History of the Jewish Calendar Second Century BCE-Tenth Century CE

1.1.7 Qumran sources and calendrical practice

Given this diversity of calendars, it may be wondered whether they were all intended to be used in practice. Schematic calendars excel in mathematical simplicity, but for this reason, they fail to comply with astronomical reality. Both the calendar of Jubilees and the 3-year lu­nisolar cycle assume an average solar year length of 364 days, which as we have seen, falls short of the real solar (tropical) year by approxi­mately 1-1/4 days. There is no provision, in these calendars, for occasional adjustments or intercalations—in spite of various attempts, by modern scholars, to conjecture that there must have been.6S Observance of these calendars over a protracted period would have caused the biblical festi­vals to occur in the wrong agricultural seasons, in blatant violation of Mosaic Law. This is unlikely to have been tolerated by any Jewish sect or community.

Likewise, the average length of the lunar month, which is assumed in the 3-year lunisolar cycle, is considerably too short. Every three years, the calendar month would fall behind the lunar month by approximately half a day. This discrepancy is smaller than the solar discrepancy of  1 1/4 days per annum, but arguably just as significant. This is because the phases of the moon are far more obvious to the casual observer than as­tronomical solstices and equinoxes. Whereas a discrepancy of one week between the calendar and the actual solar year can easily go unnoticed, a discrepancy of two days between the middle of the calendar month and the full moon is obvious to any inexperienced observer.

The length of the lunar (synodical) month is, in reality, over 44 minutes in excess of 29 1/2 days. Consequently, a lunar calendar cannot consist of a simple alter­ nation of 29 and 30-day months. Approximately every 36 months an additional day must be inserted, and a further day every 360 months (which make up for the accumulation each month of 44 minutes). In the Qumran 3-year cycle, this requirement is partially met with the intercalation every 3 years of an extra-se­quential 30-day month. However, this intercalation only provides an additional half-day to the cycle (i.e. the half-day remaining after deduction of 29 1/2 days for the actual lunar month).66 Therefore, the 3-year lunar cycle of the Qum­ran calendar accumulates a discrepancy of approximately half a day every three years, and of an additional day every 360 months.

The calendars of Qumran sources could only have been used in practice if their users were not bothered by these discrepancies. Some scholars have entertained this possibility on the basis of a passage in Enoch 80: 2-8, which reads that in the days of sinners the years shall be shortened, so that rain and vegetation will come ‘late’. This passage sug­gests a discrepancy between the calendar and the seasons; Enoch does not attribute this discrepancy to a fault in the calendar, but rather to human sin causing disruption of the seasons. Such a perspective could have justified the observance of a calendar that was falling behind the moon and the seasons.67

This Enoch passage may have justified a moderate discrepancy; but whether it would have justified a revolving calendar, with festivals such as Passover occurring in all seasons of the year, remains perhaps to be established. To repeat, the observance of Passover in any other season than the spring would have been a blatant violation of Mosaic Law. Many scholars, therefore, would favour the view that if any of these calendars were ever adopted in practice, as suggested by the book of Jubilees and the Damascus Rule, they would have been abandoned early on, as soon as these discrepancies became excessive.68 Alternatively, schematic cal­endars such as the calendar of Jubilees or the 3-year lunisolar cycle could have been used over a longer stretch of history, but only for short periods at a time. Discrepancies could have been rectified whenever necessary, on a purely ad hoc basis.

Most likely, perhaps, is that these schematic calendars served only as idealistic or theoretical models—much as has been argued in the con­text of Enoch’s calendars, with which Qumran calendars are evidently related.69 Qumran calendars may also have been construed as relevant to some futuristic, ideal world order. This might be suggested from the syn­chronization, in 4Q320-1, of the lunisolar cycle with the cycle of priestly courses;70 in the context of the Qumran community, the Temple-centred priestly courses would only have pertained to some eschatological ideal.

61 Pace Wise (1994*) 229.
62 So Wise (1994*) 229-30.
63 According to Talmon and Knohl (1995: 297—8), reference to this last day can also be found in 4Q321.
64 e.g. Wacholder and Wacholder (1995) 7-8 and 29-30; see bibliography cited in Wise (1994a) 100. This theory does not account for the listing of the last day of the months in 4Q320 (which in this theory would correspond to one day before the full moon).

65 For a summary, see Beckwith (1970). For a more recent attempt, see Glessmer (1996b) and (1999) 262-8. Glessmer emphasizes that this attempt is only hypothetical, as it is not supported by any explicit statement in the text (1996b: 156-7).

66 Beckwith (1992: 459) gives an erroneous account of this discrepancy, corrected in the later version (1996: 119).

The Qumran calendars, called the Zadok calendar today, are based on 30-day months for a 360-day year.

They assume that the 150 days Noah spent in the ark prove that Noah kept a 30-day month for those five months in the ark. They do not recognize that Noah could not see the moon during that time, so each month became 30 days in length by default.

You will also notice that the Zadok calendar has two 30-day months each quarter and a 31-day month for every third month in a quarter. The year is divided by four quarters each.

Noah does not mention nor count that 31^st day as they try to insist. But they do try to confuse you with hyperbole talk to explain it away. In other words, our modern expression of “bullshit baffles brains.” Don’t fall for it

When Daniel speaks of a 1260-day, and 1290-day year, they will use this as further proof of the 360-day year and 30-day months. Again the sun and moon will not be seen during this time, so they are automatically 30-day months.

Another major faux pas or blunder of the Zadok calendar is that each quarter begins at the vernal equinox, and the month subsequently begins at that time. So, the equinox is day one on the calendar. This then does two things. It pays no attention to what phase the moon is in now nor does it matter to them what state the first fruits of the land of Israel are in.

All that matters is the equinox and no witnesses are needed.

This year, 2023, the spring equinox fell on Mon, Mar 20, 2023 5:24 PM Do they count Monday as day one or Tuesday? This year that works out to be the Conjunction of the moon to begin your counting from. Not the crescent moon. Don’t let them use this year to say, “see it is right on”, because it is not.

Look at 31 AD when Yehshua was killed.

The Equinox was March 23, 31 AD. That is 18 days before the conjunction of the next month. You can see it just by looking at Torah Calendar.

Another form of this abomination, for that, is what it is, are those who use the equinox and the Zadok calendar to line up the constellations so that every season is aligned to the constellation. They claim this is proven by Gen 1:14. They liken this claim to the paleo hebrew letter Tet.

All of this is the same as when Satan spoke to Eve. He ignored some basic facts. When Eve also glossed over those facts, then, Satan continued to lead her astray.

What basic facts do these Qumran, Enoch, Jubilee, Zadok and Equinox Solar or sun-only calendars all neglect and minimize?

Notice what Encyclopedia Britannica has to say about the length of time of one year. You will notice that it is never 360 or 364.

year, time required for Earth to travel once around the Sun, about 365 ¹/₄ days. This fractional number makes necessary the periodic intercalation of days in any calendar that is to be kept in step with the seasons. In the Gregorian calendar a common year contains 365 days, and every fourth year (with a few exceptions) is a leap year of 366 days.

In astronomy, several kinds of year are distinguished, having slightly different lengths. The solar year (365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds), also called tropical year, or year of the seasons, is the time between two successive occurrences of the vernal equinox (the moment when the Sun apparently crosses the celestialequator moving north). Because of the precession of the equinoxes (an effect of a slow wobble in Earth’s rotation), the solar year is shorter than the sidereal year (365 days 6 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds), which is the time taken by the Sun to return to the same place in its annual apparent journey against the background of the stars. The anomalistic year (365 days 6 hours 13 minutes 53 seconds) is the time between two passages of Earth through perihelion, the point in its orbit nearest the Sun. A lunar year (used in some calendars) of 12 synodic months (12 cycles of lunar phases) is about 354 days long. A cosmic year is the time (about 225 million years) needed for the solar system to revolve once around the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Now let’s look at the lunar cycle of a month. again from Encyclopedia Britannica

month, a measure of time corresponding or nearly corresponding to the length of time required by the Moon to revolve once around the Earth.

The synodic month, or complete cycle of phases of the Moon as seen from Earth, averages 29.530588 mean solar days in length (i.e., 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes 3 seconds); because of perturbations in the Moon’s orbit, the lengths of all astronomical months vary slightly. The sidereal month is the time needed for the Moon to return to the same place against the background of the stars, 27.321661 days (i.e., 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 12 seconds); the difference between synodic and sidereal lengths is due to the orbital movement of the Earth–Moon system around the Sun. The tropical month, 27.321582 days (i.e., 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 5 seconds), only 7 seconds shorter than the sidereal month, is the time between passages of the Moon through the same celestial longitude. The draconic, or nodical, month of 27.212220 days (i.e., 27 days 5 hours 5 minutes 35.8 seconds) is the time between the Moon’s passages through the same node, or intersection of its orbit with the ecliptic, the apparent pathway of the Sun.

As a calendrical period, the month is derived from the lunation—i.e., the time elapsing between successive new moons (or other phases of the moon). A total of 12 lunations amounts to 354 days and is, roughly, a year. A period of 12 lunations was therefore used by some primitive peoples to make their calendrical year. As is obvious, the lunar-based year (and a calendar derived from it) cannot be accurately correlated with a solar-based year, and the month’s continued use in the Gregorian calendar of modern times is merely a recognition of its convenience as a calendar division (see Table).

The reality of hard facts about the moon’s rotation around the earth, and both the earth and the moon’s rotation around the sun, are proof enough to disprove the solar calendars of Qumran false and that they are based on a complete lack of intelligence.

Yehovah’s calendar revolves around understanding that each month is either 29 or 30 days each month. This compensates for the .530588 variable each month.

The year is 354 days a year. A difference of 11 days from the Solar year each year. This is adjusted by an intercalated month about every three years. But this is also determined by the growth of Barley in Israel—something these other calendars all want to dismiss.

They do not regard the barley nor having the very first fruits for the wave offering. They completely miss the mark.

The reason these false calendars have been found in the Genizah is because they have Yehovah’s name on them, not because they are true or Holy. And the Genizah was the burial place for both old, worn-out scrolls and for heretical books.

Do not be deceived by sophisticated double talk.

1Pe 2:15  For such is the will of God, doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

1Pe 2:16  as free, and not having freedom as a cover of evil, but as servants of God.

1Ti 2:1  First of all, then, I exhort that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,

1Ti 2:2  for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

1Ti 2:3  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

1Ti 2:4  who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Heb 13:17  Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

1Th 5:12  And, brothers, we beseech you to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,

1Th 5:13  and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

1Ti 5:17  Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in Word and doctrine.

1Ti 5:18  For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox treading out grain,” and, “The laborer is worthy of his reward.”

1Ti 5:19  Do not receive an accusation against an elder except before two or three witnesses.

Think of Moses ruling over the people and all the grief they gave him. As Hebrews 13 says, “that they may do it with joy and not with grief;”

Those who lead you spiritually to those who lead you in your various Governments from mayors to Presidents or Queens. You are to hold them in reverence. You are not to be posting memes running them down. You are commanded to treat them with respect.

You can get mad at me all you want. Take it up with Yehovah. He is the one who has given you the leadership you have and are going to have. They are your shepherds.

Yehovah gives His people the leadership they deserve.

Let’s read Zechariah and understand this concept.

Zec 11:4  For so says Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter,

Zec 11:5  those buying them kill them, and hold themselves not guilty. And those who sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their shepherds do not pity them.

Zec 11:6  For I will never again pity the people of the land, says Jehovah; but lo, I will make the men come out, each one into his neighbor’s hand and into his king’s hand. And they shall strike the land, and I will not deliver out of their hand.

In verse 4 Yehovah commands Zechariah to Shepherd a flock “doomed to slaughter.” He will preside over their slaughter not because he is a bad shepherd, nor because he doesn’t care about them, but because that is what they deserve. Zechariah is re-enacting what has already happened to Israel.

Yehovah gives His people the leadership they deserve.

Israel and Judah for about 500 years, from David to Babylon deserved judgment because they have degenerated into lawlessness.

They have rejected their true Shepherd, Yehoah and this is why they are being judged for the slaughter. The prophet, Zechariah, is commanded to represent Yehovah.

Zechariah becomes Yehovah in verse 7 taking care of the sheep, Israel.

Zec 11:7  And I fed the flock of slaughter, even the poor of the flock. And I took two staffs for myself; the one I called Kindness, and the other I called Union. And I fed the flock.

Zec 11:8  I also cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also despised me.

The prophet takes two staffs named “Favor” and “Union.” Staffs were the tools of Shepherds. They used them to care for their sheep. Yehovah is and was the Shepherd of his people. These staves represent the blessedness of the covenant relationship with Yehovah. The first staff, “favor,” represents Yehovah’s covenant mercies toward Israel.

The second staff, “Union,” represents the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Zechariah plays the part of an effective shepherd. We know that because he destroys three enemy shepherds, men who did not care for the flock, men who only wanted to use the flock. The identity of these three shepherds is unknown.

Yehovah is taking care of the flock, and even so, the flock detests Yehovah. Read the last part of verse 8. They “detested Him.” They turned to the many false gods—Baal, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Milcom, etc. Why? These gods gave them what they really wanted—freedom to pursue their lusts.

Then this causes Yehovah to not take care of them as you read next.

Zec 11:9  And I said, I will not feed you; that which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off. And those left, let them eat, each woman her neighbor’s flesh.

Zec 11:10  And I took my staff Kindness, and broke it apart, to break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Zec 11:11  And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock who were watching Me knew that it was the Word of Jehovah.

Zec 11:12  And I said to them, If it is good, give My price; and if not, let it go. So they weighed My price thirty pieces of silver.

Zec 11:13  And Jehovah said to me, Throw it to the potter, the magnificent price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.

Zec 11:14  Then I broke My other staff Union apart, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Yehovah was taking care of us and we rejected Him. Now you are about to read how Yehovah is going to give us the shepherd we deserve. A foolish shepherd who does not care.

Zec 11:15  And Jehovah said to me, Take to yourself yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Zec 11:16  For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those going to ruin, nor will he seek the young, nor will heal that which is broken, nor will he feed that which stands. But he shall eat the flesh of the fat and tear off their hoofs.

Zec 11:17  Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword shall be on his arm and on his right eye; his arm shall be completely dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Our lack of reverence for our King, our Shepherd has resulted in the leaders He has given us. Do you now see this? Our irreverence to all things in authority over us results in bad leadership all the way up.

Now let’s look at what we are told in Peter. I am using the worldwide English version. You spend a lot of time making yourselves look good on your hair and nails, but you do not work on your heart on the inside.

1 Pet 3:3 Wives, respect and obey your husbands in the same way. Then the husbands who do not obey the word of God will want to know God. They will want to know God because their wives live good lives, even though they say nothing about God.

1 Pet 3:2 They will see that you live holy lives and respect your husbands.

1 Pet 3:3 You should not be fine on the outside only. Some women make their hair nice. They wear gold things. They have fine clothes.

1 Pet 3:4 But you must be fine in your heart. Have a heart that is gentle and quiet. That will not wear out. And God thinks it is worth very much.

1 Pet 3:5 There were holy women long ago who trusted in God. They made themselves nice in this way. They obeyed their husbands.

1 Pet 3:6 Sarah obeyed Abraham. She called him her master. You are her children if you do what is right and are not afraid of trouble.

Sarah called Abraham her master. Do you respect your husband? Would He say you respected him? It is not the same as loving him. If you do not know what I am speaking about then ask your husband, but get ready to be shocked at what he says and do not argue with him. It is not the same as love.

Now I want you all to look at the meaning of a virtuous woman.

Pro 12:4  A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

H2428   (Strong)
חַיִל

chayil

khah’-yil

From H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength: – able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+) valiant (-ly), valour, virtuous (-ly), war, worthy (-ily).

How is this virtuous strong mighty woman of Proverbs 12:4 who is the CROWN to her husband, a doormat by being reverent and respectful to her husband? She is not. What happens is that she becomes empowered. The thing everyone sees when they see the King is the crown and just how beautiful it is. This crown gives the king his power. She is the crown, his backbone, and support in all he does.

Far too many women say that the husband must earn her respect. And they do not know what I mean when I say respect in the first place. To say a man must earn your respect is a lie from Satan and it destroys marriages every day. On the contrary, respect and reverence for the man because he is the head of his household, the Levite or prophet of his family. As we have already read, the Levite and prophet were to be revered the same as the king.

When this respect is shown by the wife, then it becomes easier for the children to obey the 5th commandment.

Exo 20:12  Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long upon the land which Jehovah your God gives you.

Notice the words Adam Clark uses for this verse.

Honor thy father and thy mother – There is a degree of affectionate respect which is owing to parents, that no person else can properly claim. For a considerable time parents stand as it were in the place of God to their children, and therefore rebellion against their lawful commands has been considered as rebellion against God. This precept therefore prohibits, not only all injurious acts, irreverent and unkind speeches to parents, but enjoins all necessary acts of kindness, filial respect, and obedience. We can scarcely suppose that a man honors his parents who, when they fall weak, blind, or sick, does not exert himself to the uttermost in their support. In such cases God as truly requires the children to provide for their parents, as he required the parents to feed, nourish, support, instruct, and defend the children when they were in the lowest state of helpless in fancy. See Clarke’s note on Gen 48:12. The rabbins say, Honor the Lord with thy substance, Pro 3:9; and, Honor thy father and mother. The Lord is to be honored thus if thou have it; thy father and mother, whether thou have it or not; for if thou have nothing, thou art bound to beg for them. See Ainsworth.

All around our society we see a complete lack of respect for parents and the elderly. We see no respect given to men by women. It does not have to be earned. It is just given.

Nor do we see respect for those in any government office and they are placed there by Yehovah because they are what we deserve. And it all starts in the home. Respect for parents is taught by a respectful wife who then becomes the crowning glory of her husband.

We see how Timothy is coming true.

2Ti 3:1  Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand.

2Ti 3:2  For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2Ti 3:3  without natural affection, unyielding, false accusers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good,

2Ti 3:4  traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

2Ti 3:5  having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.

2Ti 3:6  For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts,

2Ti 3:7  ever learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

2Ti 3:8  But as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also resist the truth, men of corrupt mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

2Ti 3:9  But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

Many people read Proverb 31 differently. Women read it thinking they are doing these things. Men read it looking for this woman to appear in their wives. I want you all to now read it as a woman who respects her husband and teaches her family to do the same thing.

Pro 31:10  Who can find a woman of virtue? For her value is far above rubies.

Pro 31:11  The heart of her husband trusts safely in her, so that he shall have no need of plunder.

Pro 31:12  She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

Pro 31:13  She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands.

Pro 31:14  She is like the merchants’ ships; she brings her food from afar.

Pro 31:15  She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women.

Pro 31:16  She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

Pro 31:17  She binds her loins with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Pro 31:18  She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.

Pro 31:19  She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

Pro 31:20  She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

Pro 31:21  She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Pro 31:22  She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple.

Pro 31:23  Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

Pro 31:24  She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants.

Pro 31:25  Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Pro 31:26  She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Pro 31:27  She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Pro 31:28  Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Pro 31:29  Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.

Pro 31:30  Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Pro 31:31  Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Are you building up your husband or tearing him down? Do your selfish comments have any trouble identifying your husband’s shortcomings?

Do the people around you hear honour or dishonour in your voice when you talk about your husband?

Maybe you already know the answer. Think about your responses to your husband’s questions or requests. Are you snippy or snarky? Do you roll your eyes or heave an exasperated sigh? If so, a great place to begin honouring your husband is to change your tone. If you’re not sure whether or not your tone of voice (or body language) demonstrates honour, ask the people around you — your kids, friends, coworkers, or in-laws. If you’re feeling really brave, ask him! You might be surprised at what your tone of voice communicates.

How do you talk about your husband in front of others? Do you complain about his snoring or how he “never helps around the house”? Do you crack jokes about his shortcomings or point out his flaws?

One of the quickest ways to undercut your husband is to criticize him in front of others, so do the opposite. Find ways to build up your husband in front of other people. Complement him. Share something he did that blessed you. Point out his strengths.

(Some of you are rolling your eyes, so let’s get real. Finding the good in your husband is difficult sometimes. There are seasons where our sight is so clouded by criticism or hurt or disappointment, finding the good qualities feels impossible. If you’re struggling with this, ask Yehovah to help you. When you’re tempted to complain (in your heart or out loud), stop, confess your anger or bitterness, and ask Yehovah to show you one quality about your husband you can celebrate.)

At this point, many of the hard-hearted women have rejected this whole message. They are not going to change. He has to earn my respect, I don’t care what Joe Dumond says at all. Then carry on with your broken marriage and keep getting hurt when things erupt and you do not know why.

I have said this here many times and it always the same women who write in and complain.

But if you want your marriage to become the dreamy marriage you had envisioned as a young girl then do this one thing. Get the book Love and Respect and then read it. If you go to the site right now you can get a free 15-day marriage plan to help you get started on the changes you need to make.

If you want to be loved by your husband then respect him.

Everything Dr. Eggrich says in this book expresses those things I do not have the words to say. He hits the nail on the head every time. Men shut up and give you the hand to stop talking because you have disrespected them in your tone or the words you say.

If you want to be loved then get the book. Then apply what it says.

Revere Yehovah.

Revere His Sabbaths and His Sanctuary.

Revere His Levites teachers.

Revere those Yehovah sets over you because you have what you deserve. Good or bad

Revere your Parents

Revere your Husband.

How Did the Essenes Get Started?

their victory over the Amalekites, in place of his simply doing what He said. Put another way, the king had prioritized a pious demonstration of worship (read, appeasing gift) over obedience. Samuel’s inspired response is essentially, “Sorry, Saul, but you got it completely backward!”

As the prophet says, “To obey is better than sacrifice” (see Mark 12:33). God looks more favorably on a person who takes His Word at face value and single-mindedly follows its direction than on someone who blithely excuses his failures and reframes them as “opportunities” to bring God glory. This latter attitude is perilously close to the apostle Paul’s rhetorical question, “Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?” (Romans 6:1).

The explanation for Samuel’s declaration of God’s priorities appears in I Samuel 15:23: “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” Not doing as God says is not merely disobedience but rebellion: “open opposition toward a person or group in authority,” as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it. In other words, it is a manifestation of an individual’s active, anti-God nature. Disobedience to God’s commands puts a person on the wrong side of the battle line dividing right from wrong. Such a one may as well have taken up arms against God!

His comparison of rebellion to witchcraft can seem strange at first, since insurrection and sorcery appear to have little in common. However, the comparison is not focused on the kinds of sin they represent but on their magnitude: Rebellion is just as bad as witchcraft. Disregarding God’s clear commands is just as spiritually dangerous as getting involved in demonism. In fact, rebellion is one of the demons’ great sins. Both rebellion and divination lead a person away from God, and without repentance, open a place for him in the camp of the demons. This is why God rejected Saul as king over His people. He would not have a declared enemy ruling over Israel.

How many of you are the same as Saul? You obey at first but then change the Torah or those things Yehovah commands us to do, to suit your way of thinking.

We have another example of the word witchcraft, but it does not use the word witchcraft. You must look at the story and understand it. Then, as now, there was no king over Israel, and every man did what was right in his own eyes.

It is the story of Micah in the book of Judges.

 Jdg 17:3  And when he had given back the eleven hundred of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly given the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son to make a graven image and a molten image. And now I am giving it to you.

Jdg 17:4  And he gave the money back to his mother. And his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a refiner, who made of it an engraved image and a molten image. And they were in the house of Micah.

Jdg 17:5  And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and household gods, and anointed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Jdg 17:6  In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his eyes.

This is the story of Micah, who is not the prophet Micah from Morasthite in the book of Micah.

This Micah stole some money from his mom, repented, and returned it to her. In return, his mom consecrated the silver to the Lord to make an idol. This idol was joined by several other ‘worship items,’ and a Levite was hired to be Micah’s priest. Then, Micah’s shrine and priest were stolen by the tribe of Dan. And they became an object of worship for that whole tribe.

This story shows how they merged the worship of Yehovah with pagan practices. It is just reported as a historical event with no indication that this was a problem. The only indication that something was wrong was the phrase, “In those days, there was no king, and everyone did what they thought right.” So it would appear that Micah and the others in this story did not see anything wrong in their actions.

How guilty are we of doing what Micah did? Mixing the worship of Yehovah with idolatry and never even realizing what we are doing? Most of us would probably vehemently deny that we are guilty of such a thing. But idols take many different forms.

This week, we are exposing the false worship of Yehovah by those who use the Enochian, also known as the Jubilee, and Zadok Calendar.

These various names are all used for the same system. They had remained “Buried” in history until their remains were found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls between 1946 and 1956 in various caves around Qumran.

Sacha Stern wrote the following about the Enoch and Jubilee Calendars in his book CALENDAR AND COMMUNITY, A History of the Jewish Calendar Second Century BCE-Tenth Century CE

1.1.7 Qumran sources and calendrical practice

Given this diversity of calendars, it may be wondered whether they were all intended to be used in practice. Schematic calendars excel in mathematical simplicity, but for this reason, they fail to comply with astronomical reality. Both the calendar of Jubilees and the 3-year lu­nisolar cycle assume an average solar year length of 364 days, which as we have seen, falls short of the real solar (tropical) year by approxi­mately 1-1/4 days. There is no provision, in these calendars, for occasional adjustments or intercalations—in spite of various attempts, by modern scholars, to conjecture that there must have been.6S Observance of these calendars over a protracted period would have caused the biblical festi­vals to occur in the wrong agricultural seasons, in blatant violation of Mosaic Law. This is unlikely to have been tolerated by any Jewish sect or community.

Likewise, the average length of the lunar month, which is assumed in the 3-year lunisolar cycle, is considerably too short. Every three years, the calendar month would fall behind the lunar month by approximately half a day. This discrepancy is smaller than the solar discrepancy of  1 1/4 days per annum, but arguably just as significant. This is because the phases of the moon are far more obvious to the casual observer than as­tronomical solstices and equinoxes. Whereas a discrepancy of one week between the calendar and the actual solar year can easily go unnoticed, a discrepancy of two days between the middle of the calendar month and the full moon is obvious to any inexperienced observer.

The length of the lunar (synodical) month is, in reality, over 44 minutes in excess of 29 1/2 days. Consequently, a lunar calendar cannot consist of a simple alter­ nation of 29 and 30-day months. Approximately every 36 months an additional day must be inserted, and a further day every 360 months (which make up for the accumulation each month of 44 minutes). In the Qumran 3-year cycle, this requirement is partially met with the intercalation every 3 years of an extra-se­quential 30-day month. However, this intercalation only provides an additional half-day to the cycle (i.e. the half-day remaining after deduction of 29 1/2 days for the actual lunar month).66 Therefore, the 3-year lunar cycle of the Qum­ran calendar accumulates a discrepancy of approximately half a day every three years, and of an additional day every 360 months.

The calendars of Qumran sources could only have been used in practice if their users were not bothered by these discrepancies. Some scholars have entertained this possibility on the basis of a passage in Enoch 80: 2-8, which reads that in the days of sinners the years shall be shortened, so that rain and vegetation will come ‘late’. This passage sug­gests a discrepancy between the calendar and the seasons; Enoch does not attribute this discrepancy to a fault in the calendar, but rather to human sin causing disruption of the seasons. Such a perspective could have justified the observance of a calendar that was falling behind the moon and the seasons.67

This Enoch passage may have justified a moderate discrepancy; but whether it would have justified a revolving calendar, with festivals such as Passover occurring in all seasons of the year, remains perhaps to be established. To repeat, the observance of Passover in any other season than the spring would have been a blatant violation of Mosaic Law. Many scholars, therefore, would favour the view that if any of these calendars were ever adopted in practice, as suggested by the book of Jubilees and the Damascus Rule, they would have been abandoned early on, as soon as these discrepancies became excessive.68 Alternatively, schematic cal­endars such as the calendar of Jubilees or the 3-year lunisolar cycle could have been used over a longer stretch of history, but only for short periods at a time. Discrepancies could have been rectified whenever necessary, on a purely ad hoc basis.

Most likely, perhaps, is that these schematic calendars served only as idealistic or theoretical models—much as has been argued in the con­text of Enoch’s calendars, with which Qumran calendars are evidently related.69 Qumran calendars may also have been construed as relevant to some futuristic, ideal world order. This might be suggested from the syn­chronization, in 4Q320-1, of the lunisolar cycle with the cycle of priestly courses;70 in the context of the Qumran community, the Temple-centred priestly courses would only have pertained to some eschatological ideal.

61 Pace Wise (1994*) 229.
62 So Wise (1994*) 229-30.
63 According to Talmon and Knohl (1995: 297—8), reference to this last day can also be found in 4Q321.
64 e.g. Wacholder and Wacholder (1995) 7-8 and 29-30; see bibliography cited in Wise (1994a) 100. This theory does not account for the listing of the last day of the months in 4Q320 (which in this theory would correspond to one day before the full moon).

65 For a summary, see Beckwith (1970). For a more recent attempt, see Glessmer (1996b) and (1999) 262-8. Glessmer emphasizes that this attempt is only hypothetical, as it is not supported by any explicit statement in the text (1996b: 156-7).

66 Beckwith (1992: 459) gives an erroneous account of this discrepancy, corrected in the later version (1996: 119).

The Qumran calendars, called the Zadok calendar today, are based on 30-day months for a 360-day year.

They assume that the 150 days Noah spent in the ark prove that Noah kept a 30-day month for those five months in the ark. They do not recognize that Noah could not see the moon during that time, so each month became 30 days in length by default.

You will also notice that the Zadok calendar has two 30-day months each quarter and a 31-day month for every third month in a quarter. The year is divided by four quarters each.

Noah does not mention nor count that 31^st day as they try to insist. But they do try to confuse you with hyperbole talk to explain it away. In other words, our modern expression of “bullshit baffles brains.” Don’t fall for it

When Daniel speaks of a 1260-day, and 1290-day year, they will use this as further proof of the 360-day year and 30-day months. Again the sun and moon will not be seen during this time, so they are automatically 30-day months.

Another major faux pas or blunder of the Zadok calendar is that each quarter begins at the vernal equinox, and the month subsequently begins at that time. So, the equinox is day one on the calendar. This then does two things. It pays no attention to what phase the moon is in now nor does it matter to them what state the first fruits of the land of Israel are in.

All that matters is the equinox and no witnesses are needed.

This year, 2023, the spring equinox fell on Mon, Mar 20, 2023 5:24 PM Do they count Monday as day one or Tuesday? This year that works out to be the Conjunction of the moon to begin your counting from. Not the crescent moon. Don’t let them use this year to say, “see it is right on”, because it is not.

Look at 31 AD when Yehshua was killed.

The Equinox was March 23, 31 AD. That is 18 days before the conjunction of the next month. You can see it just by looking at Torah Calendar.

Another form of this abomination, for that, is what it is, are those who use the equinox and the Zadok calendar to line up the constellations so that every season is aligned to the constellation. They claim this is proven by Gen 1:14. They liken this claim to the paleo hebrew letter Tet.

All of this is the same as when Satan spoke to Eve. He ignored some basic facts. When Eve also glossed over those facts, then, Satan continued to lead her astray.

What basic facts do these Qumran, Enoch, Jubilee, Zadok and Equinox Solar or sun-only calendars all neglect and minimize?

Notice what Encyclopedia Britannica has to say about the length of time of one year. You will notice that it is never 360 or 364.

year, time required for Earth to travel once around the Sun, about 365 ¹/₄ days. This fractional number makes necessary the periodic intercalation of days in any calendar that is to be kept in step with the seasons. In the Gregorian calendar a common year contains 365 days, and every fourth year (with a few exceptions) is a leap year of 366 days.

In astronomy, several kinds of year are distinguished, having slightly different lengths. The solar year (365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds), also called tropical year, or year of the seasons, is the time between two successive occurrences of the vernal equinox (the moment when the Sun apparently crosses the celestialequator moving north). Because of the precession of the equinoxes (an effect of a slow wobble in Earth’s rotation), the solar year is shorter than the sidereal year (365 days 6 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds), which is the time taken by the Sun to return to the same place in its annual apparent journey against the background of the stars. The anomalistic year (365 days 6 hours 13 minutes 53 seconds) is the time between two passages of Earth through perihelion, the point in its orbit nearest the Sun. A lunar year (used in some calendars) of 12 synodic months (12 cycles of lunar phases) is about 354 days long. A cosmic year is the time (about 225 million years) needed for the solar system to revolve once around the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Now let’s look at the lunar cycle of a month. again from Encyclopedia Britannica

month, a measure of time corresponding or nearly corresponding to the length of time required by the Moon to revolve once around the Earth.

The synodic month, or complete cycle of phases of the Moon as seen from Earth, averages 29.530588 mean solar days in length (i.e., 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes 3 seconds); because of perturbations in the Moon’s orbit, the lengths of all astronomical months vary slightly. The sidereal month is the time needed for the Moon to return to the same place against the background of the stars, 27.321661 days (i.e., 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 12 seconds); the difference between synodic and sidereal lengths is due to the orbital movement of the Earth–Moon system around the Sun. The tropical month, 27.321582 days (i.e., 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 5 seconds), only 7 seconds shorter than the sidereal month, is the time between passages of the Moon through the same celestial longitude. The draconic, or nodical, month of 27.212220 days (i.e., 27 days 5 hours 5 minutes 35.8 seconds) is the time between the Moon’s passages through the same node, or intersection of its orbit with the ecliptic, the apparent pathway of the Sun.

As a calendrical period, the month is derived from the lunation—i.e., the time elapsing between successive new moons (or other phases of the moon). A total of 12 lunations amounts to 354 days and is, roughly, a year. A period of 12 lunations was therefore used by some primitive peoples to make their calendrical year. As is obvious, the lunar-based year (and a calendar derived from it) cannot be accurately correlated with a solar-based year, and the month’s continued use in the Gregorian calendar of modern times is merely a recognition of its convenience as a calendar division (see Table).

The reality of hard facts about the moon’s rotation around the earth, and both the earth and the moon’s rotation around the sun, are proof enough to disprove the solar calendars of Qumran false and that they are based on a complete lack of intelligence.

Yehovah’s calendar revolves around understanding that each month is either 29 or 30 days each month. This compensates for the .530588 variable each month.

The year is 354 days a year. A difference of 11 days from the Solar year each year. This is adjusted by an intercalated month about every three years. But this is also determined by the growth of Barley in Israel—something these other calendars all want to dismiss.

They do not regard the barley nor having the very first fruits for the wave offering. They completely miss the mark.

The reason these false calendars have been found in the Genizah is because they have Yehovah’s name on them, not because they are true or Holy. And the Genizah was the burial place for both old, worn-out scrolls and for heretical books.

Do not be deceived by sophisticated double talk.

1Pe 2:15  For such is the will of God, doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

1Pe 2:16  as free, and not having freedom as a cover of evil, but as servants of God.

1Ti 2:1  First of all, then, I exhort that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,

1Ti 2:2  for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

1Ti 2:3  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

1Ti 2:4  who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Heb 13:17  Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

1Th 5:12  And, brothers, we beseech you to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,

1Th 5:13  and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

1Ti 5:17  Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in Word and doctrine.

1Ti 5:18  For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox treading out grain,” and, “The laborer is worthy of his reward.”

1Ti 5:19  Do not receive an accusation against an elder except before two or three witnesses.

Think of Moses ruling over the people and all the grief they gave him. As Hebrews 13 says, “that they may do it with joy and not with grief;”

Those who lead you spiritually to those who lead you in your various Governments from mayors to Presidents or Queens. You are to hold them in reverence. You are not to be posting memes running them down. You are commanded to treat them with respect.

You can get mad at me all you want. Take it up with Yehovah. He is the one who has given you the leadership you have and are going to have. They are your shepherds.

Yehovah gives His people the leadership they deserve.

Let’s read Zechariah and understand this concept.

Zec 11:4  For so says Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter,

Zec 11:5  those buying them kill them, and hold themselves not guilty. And those who sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their shepherds do not pity them.

Zec 11:6  For I will never again pity the people of the land, says Jehovah; but lo, I will make the men come out, each one into his neighbor’s hand and into his king’s hand. And they shall strike the land, and I will not deliver out of their hand.

In verse 4 Yehovah commands Zechariah to Shepherd a flock “doomed to slaughter.” He will preside over their slaughter not because he is a bad shepherd, nor because he doesn’t care about them, but because that is what they deserve. Zechariah is re-enacting what has already happened to Israel.

Yehovah gives His people the leadership they deserve.

Israel and Judah for about 500 years, from David to Babylon deserved judgment because they have degenerated into lawlessness.

They have rejected their true Shepherd, Yehoah and this is why they are being judged for the slaughter. The prophet, Zechariah, is commanded to represent Yehovah.

Zechariah becomes Yehovah in verse 7 taking care of the sheep, Israel.

Zec 11:7  And I fed the flock of slaughter, even the poor of the flock. And I took two staffs for myself; the one I called Kindness, and the other I called Union. And I fed the flock.

Zec 11:8  I also cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also despised me.

The prophet takes two staffs named “Favor” and “Union.” Staffs were the tools of Shepherds. They used them to care for their sheep. Yehovah is and was the Shepherd of his people. These staves represent the blessedness of the covenant relationship with Yehovah. The first staff, “favor,” represents Yehovah’s covenant mercies toward Israel.

The second staff, “Union,” represents the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Zechariah plays the part of an effective shepherd. We know that because he destroys three enemy shepherds, men who did not care for the flock, men who only wanted to use the flock. The identity of these three shepherds is unknown.

Yehovah is taking care of the flock, and even so, the flock detests Yehovah. Read the last part of verse 8. They “detested Him.” They turned to the many false gods—Baal, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Milcom, etc. Why? These gods gave them what they really wanted—freedom to pursue their lusts.

Then this causes Yehovah to not take care of them as you read next.

Zec 11:9  And I said, I will not feed you; that which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off. And those left, let them eat, each woman her neighbor’s flesh.

Zec 11:10  And I took my staff Kindness, and broke it apart, to break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Zec 11:11  And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock who were watching Me knew that it was the Word of Jehovah.

Zec 11:12  And I said to them, If it is good, give My price; and if not, let it go. So they weighed My price thirty pieces of silver.

Zec 11:13  And Jehovah said to me, Throw it to the potter, the magnificent price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.

Zec 11:14  Then I broke My other staff Union apart, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Yehovah was taking care of us and we rejected Him. Now you are about to read how Yehovah is going to give us the shepherd we deserve. A foolish shepherd who does not care.

Zec 11:15  And Jehovah said to me, Take to yourself yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Zec 11:16  For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those going to ruin, nor will he seek the young, nor will heal that which is broken, nor will he feed that which stands. But he shall eat the flesh of the fat and tear off their hoofs.

Zec 11:17  Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword shall be on his arm and on his right eye; his arm shall be completely dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Our lack of reverence for our King, our Shepherd has resulted in the leaders He has given us. Do you now see this? Our irreverence to all things in authority over us results in bad leadership all the way up.

Now let’s look at what we are told in Peter. I am using the worldwide English version. You spend a lot of time making yourselves look good on your hair and nails, but you do not work on your heart on the inside.

1 Pet 3:3 Wives, respect and obey your husbands in the same way. Then the husbands who do not obey the word of God will want to know God. They will want to know God because their wives live good lives, even though they say nothing about God.

1 Pet 3:2 They will see that you live holy lives and respect your husbands.

1 Pet 3:3 You should not be fine on the outside only. Some women make their hair nice. They wear gold things. They have fine clothes.

1 Pet 3:4 But you must be fine in your heart. Have a heart that is gentle and quiet. That will not wear out. And God thinks it is worth very much.

1 Pet 3:5 There were holy women long ago who trusted in God. They made themselves nice in this way. They obeyed their husbands.

1 Pet 3:6 Sarah obeyed Abraham. She called him her master. You are her children if you do what is right and are not afraid of trouble.

Sarah called Abraham her master. Do you respect your husband? Would He say you respected him? It is not the same as loving him. If you do not know what I am speaking about then ask your husband, but get ready to be shocked at what he says and do not argue with him. It is not the same as love.

Now I want you all to look at the meaning of a virtuous woman.

Pro 12:4  A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

H2428   (Strong)
חַיִל

chayil

khah’-yil

From H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength: – able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+) valiant (-ly), valour, virtuous (-ly), war, worthy (-ily).

How is this virtuous strong mighty woman of Proverbs 12:4 who is the CROWN to her husband, a doormat by being reverent and respectful to her husband? She is not. What happens is that she becomes empowered. The thing everyone sees when they see the King is the crown and just how beautiful it is. This crown gives the king his power. She is the crown, his backbone, and support in all he does.

Far too many women say that the husband must earn her respect. And they do not know what I mean when I say respect in the first place. To say a man must earn your respect is a lie from Satan and it destroys marriages every day. On the contrary, respect and reverence for the man because he is the head of his household, the Levite or prophet of his family. As we have already read, the Levite and prophet were to be revered the same as the king.

When this respect is shown by the wife, then it becomes easier for the children to obey the 5th commandment.

Exo 20:12  Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long upon the land which Jehovah your God gives you.

Notice the words Adam Clark uses for this verse.

Honor thy father and thy mother – There is a degree of affectionate respect which is owing to parents, that no person else can properly claim. For a considerable time parents stand as it were in the place of God to their children, and therefore rebellion against their lawful commands has been considered as rebellion against God. This precept therefore prohibits, not only all injurious acts, irreverent and unkind speeches to parents, but enjoins all necessary acts of kindness, filial respect, and obedience. We can scarcely suppose that a man honors his parents who, when they fall weak, blind, or sick, does not exert himself to the uttermost in their support. In such cases God as truly requires the children to provide for their parents, as he required the parents to feed, nourish, support, instruct, and defend the children when they were in the lowest state of helpless in fancy. See Clarke’s note on Gen 48:12. The rabbins say, Honor the Lord with thy substance, Pro 3:9; and, Honor thy father and mother. The Lord is to be honored thus if thou have it; thy father and mother, whether thou have it or not; for if thou have nothing, thou art bound to beg for them. See Ainsworth.

All around our society we see a complete lack of respect for parents and the elderly. We see no respect given to men by women. It does not have to be earned. It is just given.

Nor do we see respect for those in any government office and they are placed there by Yehovah because they are what we deserve. And it all starts in the home. Respect for parents is taught by a respectful wife who then becomes the crowning glory of her husband.

We see how Timothy is coming true.

2Ti 3:1  Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand.

2Ti 3:2  For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2Ti 3:3  without natural affection, unyielding, false accusers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good,

2Ti 3:4  traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

2Ti 3:5  having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.

2Ti 3:6  For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts,

2Ti 3:7  ever learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

2Ti 3:8  But as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also resist the truth, men of corrupt mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

2Ti 3:9  But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

Many people read Proverb 31 differently. Women read it thinking they are doing these things. Men read it looking for this woman to appear in their wives. I want you all to now read it as a woman who respects her husband and teaches her family to do the same thing.

Pro 31:10  Who can find a woman of virtue? For her value is far above rubies.

Pro 31:11  The heart of her husband trusts safely in her, so that he shall have no need of plunder.

Pro 31:12  She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

Pro 31:13  She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands.

Pro 31:14  She is like the merchants’ ships; she brings her food from afar.

Pro 31:15  She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women.

Pro 31:16  She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

Pro 31:17  She binds her loins with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Pro 31:18  She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.

Pro 31:19  She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

Pro 31:20  She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

Pro 31:21  She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Pro 31:22  She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple.

Pro 31:23  Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

Pro 31:24  She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants.

Pro 31:25  Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Pro 31:26  She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Pro 31:27  She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Pro 31:28  Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Pro 31:29  Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.

Pro 31:30  Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Pro 31:31  Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Are you building up your husband or tearing him down? Do your selfish comments have any trouble identifying your husband’s shortcomings?

Do the people around you hear honour or dishonour in your voice when you talk about your husband?

Maybe you already know the answer. Think about your responses to your husband’s questions or requests. Are you snippy or snarky? Do you roll your eyes or heave an exasperated sigh? If so, a great place to begin honouring your husband is to change your tone. If you’re not sure whether or not your tone of voice (or body language) demonstrates honour, ask the people around you — your kids, friends, coworkers, or in-laws. If you’re feeling really brave, ask him! You might be surprised at what your tone of voice communicates.

How do you talk about your husband in front of others? Do you complain about his snoring or how he “never helps around the house”? Do you crack jokes about his shortcomings or point out his flaws?

One of the quickest ways to undercut your husband is to criticize him in front of others, so do the opposite. Find ways to build up your husband in front of other people. Complement him. Share something he did that blessed you. Point out his strengths.

(Some of you are rolling your eyes, so let’s get real. Finding the good in your husband is difficult sometimes. There are seasons where our sight is so clouded by criticism or hurt or disappointment, finding the good qualities feels impossible. If you’re struggling with this, ask Yehovah to help you. When you’re tempted to complain (in your heart or out loud), stop, confess your anger or bitterness, and ask Yehovah to show you one quality about your husband you can celebrate.)

At this point, many of the hard-hearted women have rejected this whole message. They are not going to change. He has to earn my respect, I don’t care what Joe Dumond says at all. Then carry on with your broken marriage and keep getting hurt when things erupt and you do not know why.

I have said this here many times and it always the same women who write in and complain.

But if you want your marriage to become the dreamy marriage you had envisioned as a young girl then do this one thing. Get the book Love and Respect and then read it. If you go to the site right now you can get a free 15-day marriage plan to help you get started on the changes you need to make.

If you want to be loved by your husband then respect him.

Everything Dr. Eggrich says in this book expresses those things I do not have the words to say. He hits the nail on the head every time. Men shut up and give you the hand to stop talking because you have disrespected them in your tone or the words you say.

If you want to be loved then get the book. Then apply what it says.

Revere Yehovah.

Revere His Sabbaths and His Sanctuary.

Revere His Levites teachers.

Revere those Yehovah sets over you because you have what you deserve. Good or bad

Revere your Parents

Revere your Husband.

The Heresy of the Enoch Calendar

The Deal Breaker

their victory over the Amalekites, in place of his simply doing what He said. Put another way, the king had prioritized a pious demonstration of worship (read, appeasing gift) over obedience. Samuel’s inspired response is essentially, “Sorry, Saul, but you got it completely backward!”

As the prophet says, “To obey is better than sacrifice” (see Mark 12:33). God looks more favorably on a person who takes His Word at face value and single-mindedly follows its direction than on someone who blithely excuses his failures and reframes them as “opportunities” to bring God glory. This latter attitude is perilously close to the apostle Paul’s rhetorical question, “Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?” (Romans 6:1).

The explanation for Samuel’s declaration of God’s priorities appears in I Samuel 15:23: “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” Not doing as God says is not merely disobedience but rebellion: “open opposition toward a person or group in authority,” as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it. In other words, it is a manifestation of an individual’s active, anti-God nature. Disobedience to God’s commands puts a person on the wrong side of the battle line dividing right from wrong. Such a one may as well have taken up arms against God!

His comparison of rebellion to witchcraft can seem strange at first, since insurrection and sorcery appear to have little in common. However, the comparison is not focused on the kinds of sin they represent but on their magnitude: Rebellion is just as bad as witchcraft. Disregarding God’s clear commands is just as spiritually dangerous as getting involved in demonism. In fact, rebellion is one of the demons’ great sins. Both rebellion and divination lead a person away from God, and without repentance, open a place for him in the camp of the demons. This is why God rejected Saul as king over His people. He would not have a declared enemy ruling over Israel.

How many of you are the same as Saul? You obey at first but then change the Torah or those things Yehovah commands us to do, to suit your way of thinking.

We have another example of the word witchcraft, but it does not use the word witchcraft. You must look at the story and understand it. Then, as now, there was no king over Israel, and every man did what was right in his own eyes.

It is the story of Micah in the book of Judges.

 Jdg 17:3  And when he had given back the eleven hundred of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly given the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son to make a graven image and a molten image. And now I am giving it to you.

Jdg 17:4  And he gave the money back to his mother. And his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a refiner, who made of it an engraved image and a molten image. And they were in the house of Micah.

Jdg 17:5  And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and household gods, and anointed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Jdg 17:6  In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his eyes.

This is the story of Micah, who is not the prophet Micah from Morasthite in the book of Micah.

This Micah stole some money from his mom, repented, and returned it to her. In return, his mom consecrated the silver to the Lord to make an idol. This idol was joined by several other ‘worship items,’ and a Levite was hired to be Micah’s priest. Then, Micah’s shrine and priest were stolen by the tribe of Dan. And they became an object of worship for that whole tribe.

This story shows how they merged the worship of Yehovah with pagan practices. It is just reported as a historical event with no indication that this was a problem. The only indication that something was wrong was the phrase, “In those days, there was no king, and everyone did what they thought right.” So it would appear that Micah and the others in this story did not see anything wrong in their actions.

How guilty are we of doing what Micah did? Mixing the worship of Yehovah with idolatry and never even realizing what we are doing? Most of us would probably vehemently deny that we are guilty of such a thing. But idols take many different forms.

This week, we are exposing the false worship of Yehovah by those who use the Enochian, also known as the Jubilee, and Zadok Calendar.

These various names are all used for the same system. They had remained “Buried” in history until their remains were found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls between 1946 and 1956 in various caves around Qumran.

Sacha Stern wrote the following about the Enoch and Jubilee Calendars in his book CALENDAR AND COMMUNITY, A History of the Jewish Calendar Second Century BCE-Tenth Century CE

1.1.7 Qumran sources and calendrical practice

Given this diversity of calendars, it may be wondered whether they were all intended to be used in practice. Schematic calendars excel in mathematical simplicity, but for this reason, they fail to comply with astronomical reality. Both the calendar of Jubilees and the 3-year lu­nisolar cycle assume an average solar year length of 364 days, which as we have seen, falls short of the real solar (tropical) year by approxi­mately 1-1/4 days. There is no provision, in these calendars, for occasional adjustments or intercalations—in spite of various attempts, by modern scholars, to conjecture that there must have been.6S Observance of these calendars over a protracted period would have caused the biblical festi­vals to occur in the wrong agricultural seasons, in blatant violation of Mosaic Law. This is unlikely to have been tolerated by any Jewish sect or community.

Likewise, the average length of the lunar month, which is assumed in the 3-year lunisolar cycle, is considerably too short. Every three years, the calendar month would fall behind the lunar month by approximately half a day. This discrepancy is smaller than the solar discrepancy of  1 1/4 days per annum, but arguably just as significant. This is because the phases of the moon are far more obvious to the casual observer than as­tronomical solstices and equinoxes. Whereas a discrepancy of one week between the calendar and the actual solar year can easily go unnoticed, a discrepancy of two days between the middle of the calendar month and the full moon is obvious to any inexperienced observer.

The length of the lunar (synodical) month is, in reality, over 44 minutes in excess of 29 1/2 days. Consequently, a lunar calendar cannot consist of a simple alter­ nation of 29 and 30-day months. Approximately every 36 months an additional day must be inserted, and a further day every 360 months (which make up for the accumulation each month of 44 minutes). In the Qumran 3-year cycle, this requirement is partially met with the intercalation every 3 years of an extra-se­quential 30-day month. However, this intercalation only provides an additional half-day to the cycle (i.e. the half-day remaining after deduction of 29 1/2 days for the actual lunar month).66 Therefore, the 3-year lunar cycle of the Qum­ran calendar accumulates a discrepancy of approximately half a day every three years, and of an additional day every 360 months.

The calendars of Qumran sources could only have been used in practice if their users were not bothered by these discrepancies. Some scholars have entertained this possibility on the basis of a passage in Enoch 80: 2-8, which reads that in the days of sinners the years shall be shortened, so that rain and vegetation will come ‘late’. This passage sug­gests a discrepancy between the calendar and the seasons; Enoch does not attribute this discrepancy to a fault in the calendar, but rather to human sin causing disruption of the seasons. Such a perspective could have justified the observance of a calendar that was falling behind the moon and the seasons.67

This Enoch passage may have justified a moderate discrepancy; but whether it would have justified a revolving calendar, with festivals such as Passover occurring in all seasons of the year, remains perhaps to be established. To repeat, the observance of Passover in any other season than the spring would have been a blatant violation of Mosaic Law. Many scholars, therefore, would favour the view that if any of these calendars were ever adopted in practice, as suggested by the book of Jubilees and the Damascus Rule, they would have been abandoned early on, as soon as these discrepancies became excessive.68 Alternatively, schematic cal­endars such as the calendar of Jubilees or the 3-year lunisolar cycle could have been used over a longer stretch of history, but only for short periods at a time. Discrepancies could have been rectified whenever necessary, on a purely ad hoc basis.

Most likely, perhaps, is that these schematic calendars served only as idealistic or theoretical models—much as has been argued in the con­text of Enoch’s calendars, with which Qumran calendars are evidently related.69 Qumran calendars may also have been construed as relevant to some futuristic, ideal world order. This might be suggested from the syn­chronization, in 4Q320-1, of the lunisolar cycle with the cycle of priestly courses;70 in the context of the Qumran community, the Temple-centred priestly courses would only have pertained to some eschatological ideal.

61 Pace Wise (1994*) 229.
62 So Wise (1994*) 229-30.
63 According to Talmon and Knohl (1995: 297—8), reference to this last day can also be found in 4Q321.
64 e.g. Wacholder and Wacholder (1995) 7-8 and 29-30; see bibliography cited in Wise (1994a) 100. This theory does not account for the listing of the last day of the months in 4Q320 (which in this theory would correspond to one day before the full moon).

65 For a summary, see Beckwith (1970). For a more recent attempt, see Glessmer (1996b) and (1999) 262-8. Glessmer emphasizes that this attempt is only hypothetical, as it is not supported by any explicit statement in the text (1996b: 156-7).

66 Beckwith (1992: 459) gives an erroneous account of this discrepancy, corrected in the later version (1996: 119).

The Qumran calendars, called the Zadok calendar today, are based on 30-day months for a 360-day year.

They assume that the 150 days Noah spent in the ark prove that Noah kept a 30-day month for those five months in the ark. They do not recognize that Noah could not see the moon during that time, so each month became 30 days in length by default.

You will also notice that the Zadok calendar has two 30-day months each quarter and a 31-day month for every third month in a quarter. The year is divided by four quarters each.

Noah does not mention nor count that 31^st day as they try to insist. But they do try to confuse you with hyperbole talk to explain it away. In other words, our modern expression of “bullshit baffles brains.” Don’t fall for it

When Daniel speaks of a 1260-day, and 1290-day year, they will use this as further proof of the 360-day year and 30-day months. Again the sun and moon will not be seen during this time, so they are automatically 30-day months.

Another major faux pas or blunder of the Zadok calendar is that each quarter begins at the vernal equinox, and the month subsequently begins at that time. So, the equinox is day one on the calendar. This then does two things. It pays no attention to what phase the moon is in now nor does it matter to them what state the first fruits of the land of Israel are in.

All that matters is the equinox and no witnesses are needed.

This year, 2023, the spring equinox fell on Mon, Mar 20, 2023 5:24 PM Do they count Monday as day one or Tuesday? This year that works out to be the Conjunction of the moon to begin your counting from. Not the crescent moon. Don’t let them use this year to say, “see it is right on”, because it is not.

Look at 31 AD when Yehshua was killed.

The Equinox was March 23, 31 AD. That is 18 days before the conjunction of the next month. You can see it just by looking at Torah Calendar.

Another form of this abomination, for that, is what it is, are those who use the equinox and the Zadok calendar to line up the constellations so that every season is aligned to the constellation. They claim this is proven by Gen 1:14. They liken this claim to the paleo hebrew letter Tet.

All of this is the same as when Satan spoke to Eve. He ignored some basic facts. When Eve also glossed over those facts, then, Satan continued to lead her astray.

What basic facts do these Qumran, Enoch, Jubilee, Zadok and Equinox Solar or sun-only calendars all neglect and minimize?

Notice what Encyclopedia Britannica has to say about the length of time of one year. You will notice that it is never 360 or 364.

year, time required for Earth to travel once around the Sun, about 365 ¹/₄ days. This fractional number makes necessary the periodic intercalation of days in any calendar that is to be kept in step with the seasons. In the Gregorian calendar a common year contains 365 days, and every fourth year (with a few exceptions) is a leap year of 366 days.

In astronomy, several kinds of year are distinguished, having slightly different lengths. The solar year (365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds), also called tropical year, or year of the seasons, is the time between two successive occurrences of the vernal equinox (the moment when the Sun apparently crosses the celestialequator moving north). Because of the precession of the equinoxes (an effect of a slow wobble in Earth’s rotation), the solar year is shorter than the sidereal year (365 days 6 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds), which is the time taken by the Sun to return to the same place in its annual apparent journey against the background of the stars. The anomalistic year (365 days 6 hours 13 minutes 53 seconds) is the time between two passages of Earth through perihelion, the point in its orbit nearest the Sun. A lunar year (used in some calendars) of 12 synodic months (12 cycles of lunar phases) is about 354 days long. A cosmic year is the time (about 225 million years) needed for the solar system to revolve once around the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Now let’s look at the lunar cycle of a month. again from Encyclopedia Britannica

month, a measure of time corresponding or nearly corresponding to the length of time required by the Moon to revolve once around the Earth.

The synodic month, or complete cycle of phases of the Moon as seen from Earth, averages 29.530588 mean solar days in length (i.e., 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes 3 seconds); because of perturbations in the Moon’s orbit, the lengths of all astronomical months vary slightly. The sidereal month is the time needed for the Moon to return to the same place against the background of the stars, 27.321661 days (i.e., 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 12 seconds); the difference between synodic and sidereal lengths is due to the orbital movement of the Earth–Moon system around the Sun. The tropical month, 27.321582 days (i.e., 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 5 seconds), only 7 seconds shorter than the sidereal month, is the time between passages of the Moon through the same celestial longitude. The draconic, or nodical, month of 27.212220 days (i.e., 27 days 5 hours 5 minutes 35.8 seconds) is the time between the Moon’s passages through the same node, or intersection of its orbit with the ecliptic, the apparent pathway of the Sun.

As a calendrical period, the month is derived from the lunation—i.e., the time elapsing between successive new moons (or other phases of the moon). A total of 12 lunations amounts to 354 days and is, roughly, a year. A period of 12 lunations was therefore used by some primitive peoples to make their calendrical year. As is obvious, the lunar-based year (and a calendar derived from it) cannot be accurately correlated with a solar-based year, and the month’s continued use in the Gregorian calendar of modern times is merely a recognition of its convenience as a calendar division (see Table).

The reality of hard facts about the moon’s rotation around the earth, and both the earth and the moon’s rotation around the sun, are proof enough to disprove the solar calendars of Qumran false and that they are based on a complete lack of intelligence.

Yehovah’s calendar revolves around understanding that each month is either 29 or 30 days each month. This compensates for the .530588 variable each month.

The year is 354 days a year. A difference of 11 days from the Solar year each year. This is adjusted by an intercalated month about every three years. But this is also determined by the growth of Barley in Israel—something these other calendars all want to dismiss.

They do not regard the barley nor having the very first fruits for the wave offering. They completely miss the mark.

The reason these false calendars have been found in the Genizah is because they have Yehovah’s name on them, not because they are true or Holy. And the Genizah was the burial place for both old, worn-out scrolls and for heretical books.

Do not be deceived by sophisticated double talk.

1Pe 2:15  For such is the will of God, doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

1Pe 2:16  as free, and not having freedom as a cover of evil, but as servants of God.

1Ti 2:1  First of all, then, I exhort that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,

1Ti 2:2  for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

1Ti 2:3  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

1Ti 2:4  who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Heb 13:17  Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

1Th 5:12  And, brothers, we beseech you to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,

1Th 5:13  and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

1Ti 5:17  Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in Word and doctrine.

1Ti 5:18  For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox treading out grain,” and, “The laborer is worthy of his reward.”

1Ti 5:19  Do not receive an accusation against an elder except before two or three witnesses.

Think of Moses ruling over the people and all the grief they gave him. As Hebrews 13 says, “that they may do it with joy and not with grief;”

Those who lead you spiritually to those who lead you in your various Governments from mayors to Presidents or Queens. You are to hold them in reverence. You are not to be posting memes running them down. You are commanded to treat them with respect.

You can get mad at me all you want. Take it up with Yehovah. He is the one who has given you the leadership you have and are going to have. They are your shepherds.

Yehovah gives His people the leadership they deserve.

Let’s read Zechariah and understand this concept.

Zec 11:4  For so says Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter,

Zec 11:5  those buying them kill them, and hold themselves not guilty. And those who sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their shepherds do not pity them.

Zec 11:6  For I will never again pity the people of the land, says Jehovah; but lo, I will make the men come out, each one into his neighbor’s hand and into his king’s hand. And they shall strike the land, and I will not deliver out of their hand.

In verse 4 Yehovah commands Zechariah to Shepherd a flock “doomed to slaughter.” He will preside over their slaughter not because he is a bad shepherd, nor because he doesn’t care about them, but because that is what they deserve. Zechariah is re-enacting what has already happened to Israel.

Yehovah gives His people the leadership they deserve.

Israel and Judah for about 500 years, from David to Babylon deserved judgment because they have degenerated into lawlessness.

They have rejected their true Shepherd, Yehoah and this is why they are being judged for the slaughter. The prophet, Zechariah, is commanded to represent Yehovah.

Zechariah becomes Yehovah in verse 7 taking care of the sheep, Israel.

Zec 11:7  And I fed the flock of slaughter, even the poor of the flock. And I took two staffs for myself; the one I called Kindness, and the other I called Union. And I fed the flock.

Zec 11:8  I also cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also despised me.

The prophet takes two staffs named “Favor” and “Union.” Staffs were the tools of Shepherds. They used them to care for their sheep. Yehovah is and was the Shepherd of his people. These staves represent the blessedness of the covenant relationship with Yehovah. The first staff, “favor,” represents Yehovah’s covenant mercies toward Israel.

The second staff, “Union,” represents the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Zechariah plays the part of an effective shepherd. We know that because he destroys three enemy shepherds, men who did not care for the flock, men who only wanted to use the flock. The identity of these three shepherds is unknown.

Yehovah is taking care of the flock, and even so, the flock detests Yehovah. Read the last part of verse 8. They “detested Him.” They turned to the many false gods—Baal, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Milcom, etc. Why? These gods gave them what they really wanted—freedom to pursue their lusts.

Then this causes Yehovah to not take care of them as you read next.

Zec 11:9  And I said, I will not feed you; that which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off. And those left, let them eat, each woman her neighbor’s flesh.

Zec 11:10  And I took my staff Kindness, and broke it apart, to break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Zec 11:11  And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock who were watching Me knew that it was the Word of Jehovah.

Zec 11:12  And I said to them, If it is good, give My price; and if not, let it go. So they weighed My price thirty pieces of silver.

Zec 11:13  And Jehovah said to me, Throw it to the potter, the magnificent price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.

Zec 11:14  Then I broke My other staff Union apart, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Yehovah was taking care of us and we rejected Him. Now you are about to read how Yehovah is going to give us the shepherd we deserve. A foolish shepherd who does not care.

Zec 11:15  And Jehovah said to me, Take to yourself yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Zec 11:16  For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those going to ruin, nor will he seek the young, nor will heal that which is broken, nor will he feed that which stands. But he shall eat the flesh of the fat and tear off their hoofs.

Zec 11:17  Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword shall be on his arm and on his right eye; his arm shall be completely dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Our lack of reverence for our King, our Shepherd has resulted in the leaders He has given us. Do you now see this? Our irreverence to all things in authority over us results in bad leadership all the way up.

Now let’s look at what we are told in Peter. I am using the worldwide English version. You spend a lot of time making yourselves look good on your hair and nails, but you do not work on your heart on the inside.

1 Pet 3:3 Wives, respect and obey your husbands in the same way. Then the husbands who do not obey the word of God will want to know God. They will want to know God because their wives live good lives, even though they say nothing about God.

1 Pet 3:2 They will see that you live holy lives and respect your husbands.

1 Pet 3:3 You should not be fine on the outside only. Some women make their hair nice. They wear gold things. They have fine clothes.

1 Pet 3:4 But you must be fine in your heart. Have a heart that is gentle and quiet. That will not wear out. And God thinks it is worth very much.

1 Pet 3:5 There were holy women long ago who trusted in God. They made themselves nice in this way. They obeyed their husbands.

1 Pet 3:6 Sarah obeyed Abraham. She called him her master. You are her children if you do what is right and are not afraid of trouble.

Sarah called Abraham her master. Do you respect your husband? Would He say you respected him? It is not the same as loving him. If you do not know what I am speaking about then ask your husband, but get ready to be shocked at what he says and do not argue with him. It is not the same as love.

Now I want you all to look at the meaning of a virtuous woman.

Pro 12:4  A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

H2428   (Strong)
חַיִל

chayil

khah’-yil

From H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength: – able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+) valiant (-ly), valour, virtuous (-ly), war, worthy (-ily).

How is this virtuous strong mighty woman of Proverbs 12:4 who is the CROWN to her husband, a doormat by being reverent and respectful to her husband? She is not. What happens is that she becomes empowered. The thing everyone sees when they see the King is the crown and just how beautiful it is. This crown gives the king his power. She is the crown, his backbone, and support in all he does.

Far too many women say that the husband must earn her respect. And they do not know what I mean when I say respect in the first place. To say a man must earn your respect is a lie from Satan and it destroys marriages every day. On the contrary, respect and reverence for the man because he is the head of his household, the Levite or prophet of his family. As we have already read, the Levite and prophet were to be revered the same as the king.

When this respect is shown by the wife, then it becomes easier for the children to obey the 5th commandment.

Exo 20:12  Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long upon the land which Jehovah your God gives you.

Notice the words Adam Clark uses for this verse.

Honor thy father and thy mother – There is a degree of affectionate respect which is owing to parents, that no person else can properly claim. For a considerable time parents stand as it were in the place of God to their children, and therefore rebellion against their lawful commands has been considered as rebellion against God. This precept therefore prohibits, not only all injurious acts, irreverent and unkind speeches to parents, but enjoins all necessary acts of kindness, filial respect, and obedience. We can scarcely suppose that a man honors his parents who, when they fall weak, blind, or sick, does not exert himself to the uttermost in their support. In such cases God as truly requires the children to provide for their parents, as he required the parents to feed, nourish, support, instruct, and defend the children when they were in the lowest state of helpless in fancy. See Clarke’s note on Gen 48:12. The rabbins say, Honor the Lord with thy substance, Pro 3:9; and, Honor thy father and mother. The Lord is to be honored thus if thou have it; thy father and mother, whether thou have it or not; for if thou have nothing, thou art bound to beg for them. See Ainsworth.

All around our society we see a complete lack of respect for parents and the elderly. We see no respect given to men by women. It does not have to be earned. It is just given.

Nor do we see respect for those in any government office and they are placed there by Yehovah because they are what we deserve. And it all starts in the home. Respect for parents is taught by a respectful wife who then becomes the crowning glory of her husband.

We see how Timothy is coming true.

2Ti 3:1  Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand.

2Ti 3:2  For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2Ti 3:3  without natural affection, unyielding, false accusers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good,

2Ti 3:4  traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

2Ti 3:5  having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.

2Ti 3:6  For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts,

2Ti 3:7  ever learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

2Ti 3:8  But as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also resist the truth, men of corrupt mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

2Ti 3:9  But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

Many people read Proverb 31 differently. Women read it thinking they are doing these things. Men read it looking for this woman to appear in their wives. I want you all to now read it as a woman who respects her husband and teaches her family to do the same thing.

Pro 31:10  Who can find a woman of virtue? For her value is far above rubies.

Pro 31:11  The heart of her husband trusts safely in her, so that he shall have no need of plunder.

Pro 31:12  She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

Pro 31:13  She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands.

Pro 31:14  She is like the merchants’ ships; she brings her food from afar.

Pro 31:15  She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women.

Pro 31:16  She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

Pro 31:17  She binds her loins with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Pro 31:18  She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.

Pro 31:19  She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

Pro 31:20  She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

Pro 31:21  She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Pro 31:22  She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple.

Pro 31:23  Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

Pro 31:24  She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants.

Pro 31:25  Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Pro 31:26  She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Pro 31:27  She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Pro 31:28  Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Pro 31:29  Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.

Pro 31:30  Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Pro 31:31  Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Are you building up your husband or tearing him down? Do your selfish comments have any trouble identifying your husband’s shortcomings?

Do the people around you hear honour or dishonour in your voice when you talk about your husband?

Maybe you already know the answer. Think about your responses to your husband’s questions or requests. Are you snippy or snarky? Do you roll your eyes or heave an exasperated sigh? If so, a great place to begin honouring your husband is to change your tone. If you’re not sure whether or not your tone of voice (or body language) demonstrates honour, ask the people around you — your kids, friends, coworkers, or in-laws. If you’re feeling really brave, ask him! You might be surprised at what your tone of voice communicates.

How do you talk about your husband in front of others? Do you complain about his snoring or how he “never helps around the house”? Do you crack jokes about his shortcomings or point out his flaws?

One of the quickest ways to undercut your husband is to criticize him in front of others, so do the opposite. Find ways to build up your husband in front of other people. Complement him. Share something he did that blessed you. Point out his strengths.

(Some of you are rolling your eyes, so let’s get real. Finding the good in your husband is difficult sometimes. There are seasons where our sight is so clouded by criticism or hurt or disappointment, finding the good qualities feels impossible. If you’re struggling with this, ask Yehovah to help you. When you’re tempted to complain (in your heart or out loud), stop, confess your anger or bitterness, and ask Yehovah to show you one quality about your husband you can celebrate.)

At this point, many of the hard-hearted women have rejected this whole message. They are not going to change. He has to earn my respect, I don’t care what Joe Dumond says at all. Then carry on with your broken marriage and keep getting hurt when things erupt and you do not know why.

I have said this here many times and it always the same women who write in and complain.

But if you want your marriage to become the dreamy marriage you had envisioned as a young girl then do this one thing. Get the book Love and Respect and then read it. If you go to the site right now you can get a free 15-day marriage plan to help you get started on the changes you need to make.

If you want to be loved by your husband then respect him.

Everything Dr. Eggrich says in this book expresses those things I do not have the words to say. He hits the nail on the head every time. Men shut up and give you the hand to stop talking because you have disrespected them in your tone or the words you say.

If you want to be loved then get the book. Then apply what it says.

Revere Yehovah.

Revere His Sabbaths and His Sanctuary.

Revere His Levites teachers.

Revere those Yehovah sets over you because you have what you deserve. Good or bad

Revere your Parents

Revere your Husband.

Ezekiel’s Thirteenth Month

This article is By Larry and June Acheson originally written in March 15, 1998 and revised October 27, 2007. It was called The Thirteenth Month and can still be found at The Thirteenth Month

I wanted to update this article a bit and use Torah calendar to show you what they are saying. I am not going to do very much editing of their article.

As the title of this study implies, there is a passage of Scripture that provides strong evidence that a luni-solar calendar was used by the people of Yahweh. In the book of Ezekiel we are given a month-by-month account of Ezekiel carrying out Yahweh’s instructions pertaining to his bearing the iniquity of both the house of Israel and the house of Judah. He was told to lie on his left side for 390 days to bear the iniquity of the house of Israel, and then on his right side for 40 days to bear the iniquity of the house of Judah (Ez. 4:4-6). We are given a time frame in Ezekiel demonstrating that the year in which he did this had to contain thirteen months.

To begin our investigation of the above claim, we need to start at the beginning of the book of Ezekiel. In chapter one, Ezekiel receives a vision from Yahweh. Let’s read the first three verses of that chapter:

Eze 1:1  And it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Eze 1:2  On the fifth of the month, the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,

Eze 1:3  Coming the Word of Jehovah became known to Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, the priest in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar. And the hand of Jehovah was on him there.

Jehoiachin, also spelled Joachin, Hebrew Joiachin, in the Old Testament (II Kings 24), son of King Jehoiakim and king of Judah. He came to the throne at the age of 18 in the midst of the Chaldean invasion of Judah and reigned for three months. He was forced to surrender to Nebuchadrezzar II and was taken to Babylon (597 BC), along with 10,000 of his subjects. Nearly 40 years later Nebuchadnezzar died, and his successor released Jehoiachin.

This 30th year has most scholars stumped. I will share what Adam Clarke has to say about it.

In the thirtieth year – We know not what this date refers to. Some think it was the age of the prophet; others think the date is taken from the time that Josiah renewed the covenant with the people, 2Ki_22:3, from which Usher, Prideaux, and Calmet compute the forty years of Judah’s transgression, mentioned 2Ki_4:6.

Abp. Newcome thinks there is an error in the text, and that instead of בשלשים  bisheloshim, in the thirtieth, we should read בחמישית  bachamishith, in the fifth, as in the second verse. “Now it came to pass in the fifth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month,” etc. But this is supported by none of the ancient Versions, nor by any MS. The Chaldee paraphrases the verse, “And it came to pass thirty years after the high priest Hilkiah had found the book of the law, in the house of the sanctuary,” etc. This was in the twelfth year of Josiah’s reign. The thirtieth year, computed as above, comes to A.M. 3409, the fourth year from the captivity of Jeconiah, and the fifth of the reign of Zedekiah. Ezekiel was then among the captives who had been carried way with Jeconiah, and had his dwelling near the river Chebar, Chaborus, or Aboras, a river of Mesopotamia, which falls into the Euphrates a little above Thapsacus, after having run through Mesopotamia from east to west. – Calmet.

So what Ezekiel is telling us is in the year 602, BC on the 5th day of the 4th month is when Ezekiel had this vision

In the above passage, we are told that the “word of Yahweh” came to him “in the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity.” We know from verse one of this chapter that this was during the fourth month. This is a good starting point for us. The key time frame at this point is that it is year five of King Jehoiachin’s captivity. After receiving this vision, Yahweh commissions Ezekiel to go to the children of Israel to warn them of the consequences of their rebellion. This commission occurs in chapter 2:

7And thou shalt speak My words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. (Ez. 2:7)

Thus having been commissioned, we read on in chapter three that Ezekiel visited his fellow brethren of the captivity at Telabib:

15Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat there astonished among them seven days.” (Ez. 3:15)

Ezekiel was clearly overwhelmed by the vision that he had seen, coupled with the virtually hopeless mission to which he had just been assigned — a mission to bring Yahweh’s people back to the Faith. The key words in the above verse, though, for purposes of this discussion, are “seven  days.” He remained in Telabib for seven days, according to the above verse.

Ezekiel’s vision came to him on the fifth day of the fourth month during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity. If we were to draw up a calendar to depict this time frame, it would look something like this:

https://torahcalendar.com/Calendar.asp?YM=Y-602M4

As displayed above, you will notice we have circled two dates on this calendar, the 5th and the 12th. We circled the 5th because that is the date on which Ezekiel received his vision from Yahweh. We circled the 12th because this marks the end of the seven days that he “remained there astonished” among his brethren of the captivity.

At the end of those seven days (the 12th day of the fourth month of year five), the word of Yahweh came to him again. It was during this event that Ezekiel was given an astounding directive. He was told to lie upon his left side for 390 days, followed by 40 days on his right side. He was also given specific instructions as to what he was to eat and how he was to cook his food during this time frame. Keep in mind that during this entire period he was not to turn from one side to another (Ez. 4:8). Let’s read this amazing set of instructions given to Ezekiel as found in Ezekiel 4:1-11:

Eze 4:1  And you, son of man, take a tile to yourself, and lay it before you, and portray on it the city Jerusalem.

Eze 4:2  And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mound against it. Also set the camp against it, and set battering rams against it all around.

Eze 4:3  And take an iron griddle to yourself, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city. And set your face against it, and it shall be under attack. And you shall set a battle against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

Eze 4:4  Also lie on your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel on it; according to the number of days that you shall lie on it, you shall bear their iniquity.

Eze 4:5  For I have laid on you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days. So you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

Eze 4:6  And when you have fulfilled them, lie again on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days; a day for a year; a day for a year, I have set for you.

Eze 4:7  And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.

Eze 4:8  And, behold, I will lay bands on you, and you shall not turn yourself from one side to another until you have ended the days of your siege.

Eze 4:9  Take also to yourself wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself. According to the number of the days that you shall lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat of it.

Eze 4:10  And your food which you shall eat shall be by weight twenty shekels a day; from time to time you shall eat it.

Eze 4:11  You shall also drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin. From time to time you shall drink.

Repeating what we have already outlined in our comments above, this passage clearly presents the seemingly bizarre instructions that were given to Ezekiel. He was ordered to conduct a “mimic siege” against Jerusalem as a sign against the iniquity of the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Furthermore, he was told to lie upon his left side for 390 days, followed by 40 days on his right side. Again, remember that during this entire period Ezekiel was not to turn from one side to another (Ez. 4:8). We do not read of any further time reference until we arrive at the eighth chapter of Ezekiel.

In Ezekiel chapter eight, we learn that the time frame has advanced from being the fifth year to the sixth year. By this time, Ezekiel had completed his act of obedience to our Heavenly Father. He had by now lain on his left side for 390 days, followed by his right side for another 40 days — a total of 430 days of “lying around.” We read of this time frame in Ezekiel 8:1:

Eze 8:1And it was in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me. And the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell on me there.

Notice that Ezekiel was sitting in his house with the elders of Judah on the fifth day of the sixth month. Clearly, as an obedient servant of Yahweh, he had completed the days he was commanded to lie on his left and right side. The question we are left to answer is this:  Given the premise that  Ezekiel observed a solar calendar, could he have possibly completed the “days of lying around” by the fifth day of the sixth month of the sixth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity? To best answer this question, we are displaying a solar calendar in which we use the dates given in Ezekiel, as displayed below. Since the 12th day of the fourth month was the last day of the seven days during which Ezekiel “sat astonished,” we will present a calendar depicting him wasting no time in following through on Yahweh’s directive to “lie down.” Thus, as shown on the following sample solar calendar, “day 1” falls on the very next day, the 13th day of the fourth month:

YEAR 5 OF KING JEHOIACHIN’S CAPTIVITY Fourth Moon
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

 

If the ancient calendar used by Ezekiel only consisted of 30-day months, the above scenario, at the very least, serves to demonstrate that something was lacking. It would have Ezekiel sitting in his house on day number 413. He was charged to lie on his side for 430 total days, so he was at least 17 days shy of reaching the goal … if that’s the calendar he used.

But lest we ignore all of our options, we should remember that with a solar calendar, there must be 365 days in the year, whereas we only allowed 360 days for the above calendar. Nevertheless, if we were to generously add seven extra days to the 412 days we gave Ezekiel, this would only give him a total of 419 days of “lying around” … still far short of the 430 days he was allotted. Moreover, even if each month during that twelve-month time frame were to have had 31 days, Ezekiel would still have arisen too soon! We realize this is an impossible scenario, but for illustration purposes … in order to give skeptics the “benefit of the doubt,” … if each month were to have contained 31 days, Ezekiel would have been “sitting around” on day #427 — three days shy of his required completion date.³

Not only do we believe the above calendar is unrealistic due to its not allowing Ezekiel to complete the commanded 430-day lying mitzvah, but we also believe it is very unlikely that each month contained thirty days. A lunation consists of 29½ days (29.53059 days, to be more precise). This is why some months, when you go by the lunar cycle, consist of 29 days, whereas other months have 30 days. Some are persuaded that, in ancient times, the months always consisted of thirty days, and they cite the Genesis flood account as evidence validating their claim.⁴ Regardless of whether or not this claim has any merit, by the time of Ezekiel, the current lunar cycle was in place, as verified by ancient sources, including an ancient Greek calendar known as the “Attic Calendar,” which was in place during the fourth and fifth centuries BCE.⁵ The preponderance of evidence supports believing that the ancients, including those of Ezekiel’s day, did not recognize a calendar that contained only 30-day months. The following information is taken from The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible:

1. The lunar month. There is no direct evidence that the ancient Hebrews ever observed any but a lunar month—i.e., a month of 29½ days, requiring alternation of 30-day months with 29-day months for practical purposes. Speculations concerning a purely solar reckoning, according to which the year was mathematically divided into twelve 30-day months without reference to the lunar phases, fail to explain why there should be months at all and do not take into sufficient account the widespread popularity of lunar calendars in very ancient times. It is true that 30 days are generally reckoned as a month’s length (Gen. 7:11; 8:3-4; Num. 20:29; Deut. 21:13; 34:8; Esth. 4:11; Dan. 6:7; 12—A 6:8, 13) and that the year contained twelve months (I Kings 4:7; I Chr. 27:1-15) apart from intercalation. This formula is, however, only a practical way of reckoning and leaves undecided the precise calculation of the calendar. Arguments for a year of seven 50-day periods (the so-called pentecontad calendar) are even more precarious.6

(3 For those who, like me, need a visual aid to validate this computation, please request our paper entitled “An Ezekiel Calendar

… If Months Had Contained 31 Days.”

4 See “Appendix: Did the 150 Days During the Great Flood Consist of Five 30-Day Months?”

5 More information on this ancient calendar may be easily found online. For example, the Opentopia Encyclopedia, in its article “Attic Calendar,” offers the following information: “The months were either 29 or 30 days in length, loosely in alternation, since the moon orbits the earth in roughly 29.5 days. However, rather than following a set scheme (along the lines of ‘Thirty days has September…’), the duration of each month was declared just before month’s end in an attempt to latch the first of the following month onto the upcoming new moon. The short months of 29 days were known as ‘hollow’ and those with 30 days as ‘full’.” The article may be read in its entirety by accessing the following URL: http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Attic_calendar

6 From The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. 1, Abingdon Press, New York, 1962, p. 485.)

We concur with The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible that the ancient Hebrews’ calendar consisted of months containing both 29 and 30-day months. This raises the question as to how such a calendar, known as a “Luni-solar calendar,” could have worked out for Ezekiel … presuming that the year only contained twelve months. The following calendar demonstrates that he would have fared even worse than he would have with the “30-Day Month Only” calendar:

 

As shown by the preceding twelve-month luni-solar calendar, Ezekiel prematurely ended his 430-day ordeal, i.e., he disobeyed the instructions given to him by Yahweh! He should have been “lying around” on the fifth day of the sixth month, not “sitting around”!

Keep in mind also that we have already given Ezekiel a “bare bones” amount of time during which he had to prepare for this period of adversity. As you may recall, he was told to prepare a certain amount of food and water for his adventure. Without a doubt, it would have taken some considerable amount of time and effort for Ezekiel to have made all the necessary arrangements for his siege. Note how Adam Clarke in Clarke’s Commentary explains Ezekiel 4:9-10:

9.        Take thou also unto thee wheat. In times of scarcity, it is customary in all countries to mix several kinds of coarser grain with the finer, to make it last the longer. This which the prophet is commanded to take, of wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and fitches, was intended to show how scarce the necessaries of life should be during the siege.

10.        Twenty shekels a day. The whole of the above grain, being ground, was to be formed into one mass, out of which he was to make 390 loaves, one loaf for each day; and this loaf was to be of 20 shekels in weight. Now a shekel, being in weight about half an ounce, this would be 10 ounces of bread for each day; and with this water to the amount of one-sixth part of a hin, which is about a pint and a half of our measure. All this shows that so reduced should provisions be during  the siege that they should be obliged to eat the meanest sort of aliment, and that by weight, and their water by measure.7

(7 Adam Clarke, Clarke’s Commentary on the Bible, 1985, Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, MO, p. 663.)

Somehow Ezekiel had to come up with enough grain and water to last for 430 days’ worth of baking bread. For us to presume he was able to come up with the necessary provisions on the same day he was granted his vision from Yahweh, this would make for a very lenient … and unrealistic … time frame. Nevertheless, for the sake of our friends who insist that a strictly 12-month calendar was in use during the days of Ezekiel’s siege, we produced the above sample calendars to illustrate that the only way either calendar could have been in use would have been if Ezekiel was disobedient to Yahweh. Realistically, he needed some extra days to have prepared for his ordeal, which means he should have begun lying on his left side later than on the 13th day of the 4th month of the 5th year.  Had we taken this factor into account, then by the 5th day of the sixth month of the sixth year he would have clearly spent even less time on his right and left side. The difficulties in reconciling those 430 days with a solar calendar or even a 12-month luni-solar calendar are just too overwhelming.

As mentioned earlier, it is possible for a luni-solar calendar to have thirteen months in the space of a year. Most years will only contain twelve months, just like a solar calendar, but occasionally a year of thirteen “moons” is necessary to keep the seasons balanced with the months. For example, during the time of the wave sheaf offering for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the omer offering consisted of the firstfruits of the barley harvest. In order to be able to produce those grains necessary for the offering, the barley crop had to be in the “green ear” by the time of the sighting of the first new moon of the year. Fourteen days later, it was ready to harvest, making the wave sheaf offering a reality. That same cycle continues year after year. But what if, twelve months later, at the sighting of the new moon that should have marked the first month of the new year, the barley was only half- grown, not even having any “heads,” let alone “green ears”? The Israelites knew that they could not have proceeded with the count to the Passover, for there would certainly not have been any barley firstfruits available for the wave sheaf offering! They had but one option: Declare that new month to be the thirteenth month of the year. Abib, the name of the first month of the following year, would have to wait a few more weeks!

Is there Scriptural evidence that Israel used a luni-solar calendar consisting of thirteen months? Well, we have just examined Ezekiel’s “mimic siege” using both a solar calendar and a twelve-month luni-solar calendar, and have discerned that neither calendar could have been used, unless Ezekiel broke the commandment of Yahweh by getting up too early from lying on both his left and right sides. Let’s examine the time frame of Ezekiel’s adventure one more time, this time reconciling the 430 days with a luni-solar calendar consisting of thirteen months in order to determine if this is the calendar that was regularly employed by Ezekiel.

 

 

As indicated on the preceding pages, this 13-month luni-solar calendar would have  given Ezekiel the necessary time to complete lying on both his left and right sides in time to be found in his house sitting with the elders of Judah on the fifth day of the sixth month. Based on this evidence, Ezekiel could not have observed a solar calendar. He definitely could have reckoned time with a luni-solar calendar, however.

Although many are of the mind that Yahweh intends for us to use the solar calendar, i.e., the sun, to determine our years, and hence the seasons of the years, there are some verses of Scripture that indicate otherwise. Shown below is Psalms 104:19:

Psa 104:19  He appointed the moon for seasons; the sun knows its going down.

In the scheme of things, those who seek the truth of Yahweh’s will are going to find plenty of topics on which to disagree. The issue of which calendar He intends for us to employ is at or near the top of the list. It seems that for every conclusion one reaches, there is someone ready to point out its error. This controversy, as we indicated earlier, traces back to the fact that there are no clear-cut, concise, to-the-point passages of Scripture to which we can refer for an absolute solution to this enigma that has puzzled believers for centuries, even eons. We can all rejoice in knowing that there are many believers who care enough about what the Creator wants us to do that they are willing to study into this matter. May Yahweh bless our study of this subject as we seek to gain understanding  of His will for us!

 

Torah Calendar has the year 600-599 with a 13th month as well as 603-602 BC as a 13th month year. Yet Ezekiel in the year 602 shows us there was a 13th month at this time.

605-604 BC 13 Leap Year Torah Calendar   1

604-603 BC NO LY TC                                  3

603-602BC 13 Leap Year Torah Calendar    2

602-601 BC NO LY TC                                  1 Ezekiel 13th month year.

601-6000 BC No LY TC                                 2

600-599 BC 13 Leap year Torah Calendar    3

599-598 BC NO LY TC                                  1

598-597 BC NO LY TC                                  2

597-596 BC 13 Leap year Torah Calendar    3

If we remove just the leap year that Torah Calendar has for the year 603-602 BC then Passover 602 BC would be March 26, 602 BC and the Equinox that year was March 28. So Ezekiel kept Passover in 602 BC before the Equinox.

We could also do the same thing for the year 605-604 BC And Passover that year would be March 16, 604 BC with the Equinox on March 27 of that year.

From this one example in Ezekiel we can now prove that Ezekiel kept the lunar cycle of 29 or 30 days each month.

He did not count the days as 30 days or 31 days per month.

We have now proven that Ezekiel used a 13th month to adjust the months for the seasons.

Once we look at Torah Calendar we can also see that Passover would have been kept by Ezekiel in the year 604 BC and 602 BC before the Equinox thus proving that the Equinox was not part of any equation in determining when the 1st month would begin. The use of the equinox as a tool to determine when the Holy Days are is a modern invention.

Did the 150 Days During the Great Flood Consist of Five 30-Day Months?

The Great Flood of Genesis has caused quite a stir among those interested in learning what calendar was used by Noah. Several years ago, when the dates provided in Genesis chapters seven and eight were explained to us, we were shown that the only way for such a calendar to work would have been for the months to have contained, without exception, thirty days. This, of course, is in stark contrast to the luni-solar calendar as understood today, with months consisting of either 29 or 30 days. This variance occurs because a lunation is comprised of exactly 29.53059 days (roughly 29½ days). As the calendar used during the Great Flood was explained to us, each month had to contain 30 days because the flood waters began to fall on the 17^th day of the second month, and the waters prevailed for 150 days. Then, on the 17^th day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat. The only way this seems to work is for each of those five months to contain 30 days (30 x 5 = 150).

Later, we were shown an opposing view in which the author explained that, no, one of those months had to contain 29 days. The explanation as given in his two-page treatise was impressive and persuasive. It behooves us to examine each view to see which one really aligns with the Scriptural account. Before we look at the opposing calendars, let’s review the pertinent verses in the Genesis account of the Flood:

Genesis 7:11 – “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month,the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”

Genesis 7:24 – “And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.”

Genesis 8:3-4 – “And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.”

The first potential calendar I would like for us to review is the one in which one of the months contained 29 days. As we review it, we need to bear in mind that the waters were not abated (diminished) until after the end of 150 days. Then, on the 17^th day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat:

 

The most obvious question raised by the above scenario is, “If the waters weren’t abated until after the 150^th day, then how is it the ark ‘came to rest’ upon the mountains of Ararat on that same 150^th day?” The calendar proposed by those who insist that one of those months contained 29 days requires believing that the ark “came to rest” before the waters were abated. In order to explain the apparent discrepancy, we can presume lots of things, including the possibility that the Genesis account only gives us approximate dates; however, if we go strictly by the information provided … and if we presume that one of those five months contained 29 days, then we have to address the question of how the ark came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat before the flood waters had abated. This is a concern that, to this point, we have yet to see satisfactorily explained by those who promote this type of scenario.

This brings us to the “Thirty-Day Month Only” calendar scenario. Does it fit the Genesis account? Let’s take a look at it

As this calendar illustrates, by day 150 the waters had not yet completely abated and the ark was still afloat. It wasn’t until after this day that the waters were abated, and that is when the ark came to rest in the mountains of Ararat … the 17^th day of the seventh month (i.e., day #151). This is the scenario that best fits the account as described in the book of Genesis. We are left to believe that during the days leading up to the Great Flood, each month contained 30 days. Did the cataclysmic shakeup of the earth caused by the Flood affect the lunar cycle, causing it to be what it is today? Many have reached this conclusion, which I thought seemed fairly reasonable, until I read the explanation offered by fellow truth seeker Joseph F. Dumond:

When I explain the 30 days of Noah I remind people that the moon must be sighted in order to declare it New Moon day. Noah was locked inside the Ark for this length of time. It was also raining and overcast for much of the time. If we do not see the moon on the 29th day then it is automatically New Moon day on the 30th day. As you know there is no 31 days. Noah was not able to see the New Moon during this time inside the Ark. It would not be until he took off the window and was able to see the sky in order to send off the birds; then and only then could Noah sight the New Moon. But inside the Ark all he could do was count 30 days each month.⁸

(8 Excerpt from an e-mail we received from Joseph F. Dumond on 10/28/2007. You can visit his web site by accessing the following URL: www.sightedmoon.com).

As explained by Mr. Dumond, whenever it is overcast on the 29^th day of the month, thus obscuring the sighting of the new moon that evening, by default we declare the next day to be “day 30.” We cannot be so presumptuous as to declare the day following day #29 to be “New Moon Day” without having sighted the new moon crescent. Certainly, during the time of the Great Flood, Noah would have experienced his share of cloudy days, which in turn would have compelled him to declare five consecutive 30-day months. For us to build a doctrine around the belief that the months of antiquity all contained thirty days, we need to build it around something more tangible than the account of the Great Flood.

If we could be shown something more persuasive than the five months of Noah as he and his family endured the Great Flood, we might be persuaded that, once upon a time, each month literally contained thirty days. Nevertheless, our concern for now is, did such a calendar exist during the days of the prophet Ezekiel? We believe the evidence bears out that it did not. By the time of Ezekiel, the lunar cycle was the same as it is for us today, resulting in months of either 29 or 30 days. Either way, as we have seen, the year consisted of either 12 or 13 months. During the year of Ezekiel’s mock siege, the year could only have contained thirteen months.

All around our society we see a complete lack of respect for parents and the elderly. We see no respect given to men by women. It does not have to be earned. It is just given.

Nor do we see respect for those in any government office and they are placed there by Yehovah because they are what we deserve. And it all starts in the home. Respect for parents is taught by a respectful wife who then becomes the crowning glory of her husband.

We see how Timothy is coming true.

2Ti 3:1  Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand.

2Ti 3:2  For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2Ti 3:3  without natural affection, unyielding, false accusers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good,

2Ti 3:4  traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

2Ti 3:5  having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.

2Ti 3:6  For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts,

2Ti 3:7  ever learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

2Ti 3:8  But as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also resist the truth, men of corrupt mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

2Ti 3:9  But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

Many people read Proverb 31 differently. Women read it thinking they are doing these things. Men read it looking for this woman to appear in their wives. I want you all to now read it as a woman who respects her husband and teaches her family to do the same thing.

Pro 31:10  Who can find a woman of virtue? For her value is far above rubies.

Pro 31:11  The heart of her husband trusts safely in her, so that he shall have no need of plunder.

Pro 31:12  She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

Pro 31:13  She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands.

Pro 31:14  She is like the merchants’ ships; she brings her food from afar.

Pro 31:15  She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women.

Pro 31:16  She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

Pro 31:17  She binds her loins with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Pro 31:18  She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.

Pro 31:19  She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

Pro 31:20  She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

Pro 31:21  She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Pro 31:22  She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple.

Pro 31:23  Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

Pro 31:24  She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants.

Pro 31:25  Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Pro 31:26  She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Pro 31:27  She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Pro 31:28  Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Pro 31:29  Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.

Pro 31:30  Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Pro 31:31  Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Are you building up your husband or tearing him down? Do your selfish comments have any trouble identifying your husband’s shortcomings?

Do the people around you hear honour or dishonour in your voice when you talk about your husband?

Maybe you already know the answer. Think about your responses to your husband’s questions or requests. Are you snippy or snarky? Do you roll your eyes or heave an exasperated sigh? If so, a great place to begin honouring your husband is to change your tone. If you’re not sure whether or not your tone of voice (or body language) demonstrates honour, ask the people around you — your kids, friends, coworkers, or in-laws. If you’re feeling really brave, ask him! You might be surprised at what your tone of voice communicates.

How do you talk about your husband in front of others? Do you complain about his snoring or how he “never helps around the house”? Do you crack jokes about his shortcomings or point out his flaws?

One of the quickest ways to undercut your husband is to criticize him in front of others, so do the opposite. Find ways to build up your husband in front of other people. Complement him. Share something he did that blessed you. Point out his strengths.

(Some of you are rolling your eyes, so let’s get real. Finding the good in your husband is difficult sometimes. There are seasons where our sight is so clouded by criticism or hurt or disappointment, finding the good qualities feels impossible. If you’re struggling with this, ask Yehovah to help you. When you’re tempted to complain (in your heart or out loud), stop, confess your anger or bitterness, and ask Yehovah to show you one quality about your husband you can celebrate.)

At this point, many of the hard-hearted women have rejected this whole message. They are not going to change. He has to earn my respect, I don’t care what Joe Dumond says at all. Then carry on with your broken marriage and keep getting hurt when things erupt and you do not know why.

I have said this here many times and it always the same women who write in and complain.

But if you want your marriage to become the dreamy marriage you had envisioned as a young girl then do this one thing. Get the book Love and Respect and then read it. If you go to the site right now you can get a free 15-day marriage plan to help you get started on the changes you need to make.

If you want to be loved by your husband then respect him.

Everything Dr. Eggrich says in this book expresses those things I do not have the words to say. He hits the nail on the head every time. Men shut up and give you the hand to stop talking because you have disrespected them in your tone or the words you say.

If you want to be loved then get the book. Then apply what it says.

Revere Yehovah.

Revere His Sabbaths and His Sanctuary.

Revere His Levites teachers.

Revere those Yehovah sets over you because you have what you deserve. Good or bad

Revere your Parents

Revere your Husband.